Cooper-Standard (NYSE:CPS – Get Free Report) and EVgo (NASDAQ:EVGO – Get Free Report) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and risk.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
69.1% of Cooper-Standard shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.4% of EVgo shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.2% of Cooper-Standard shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of EVgo shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings for Cooper-Standard and EVgo, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Cooper-Standard | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.75 |
| EVgo | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2.50 |
Volatility and Risk
Cooper-Standard has a beta of 2, meaning that its stock price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EVgo has a beta of 2.82, meaning that its stock price is 182% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Cooper-Standard and EVgo’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Cooper-Standard | -0.15% | N/A | -1.69% |
| EVgo | -10.82% | N/A | -4.60% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Cooper-Standard and EVgo”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Cooper-Standard | $2.74 billion | 0.20 | -$4.16 million | ($0.24) | -128.96 |
| EVgo | $384.09 million | 1.58 | -$41.57 million | ($0.32) | -6.05 |
Cooper-Standard has higher revenue and earnings than EVgo. Cooper-Standard is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EVgo, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Cooper-Standard beats EVgo on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Cooper-Standard
Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc., through its subsidiary, Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc., manufactures and sells sealing, fuel and brake delivery, and fluid transfer systems in the United States, Mexico, China, Poland, Canada, Germany, France, and internationally. The company offers sealing systems, including dynamic seals, static seals, encapsulated glasses, textured surfaces with cloth appearance, obstacle detection sensor systems, FlushSeal systems, variable extrusions, specialty sealing products, stainless steel trims, and frameless systems. It also provides fuel and brake delivery systems comprising chassis and tank fuel lines and bundles, metallic brake lines and bundles, quick connects, low oligomer multi-layer convoluted tubes, brake jounce lines, direct injection and port fuel rails, MagAlloy break tube coating, and ArmorTube brake tube coating. In addition, the company offers fluid transfer systems, such as heater/coolant hoses, turbo charger hoses, charged air cooler ducts/assemblies, diesel particulate filter lines, secondary air hoses, degas tanks and deaerators, brake and clutch hoses, air intake and discharge systems, transmission oil cooling hoses, high temperature MLTs, and multilayer tubing for glycol thermal management. Its products are primarily used in passenger vehicles and light trucks that are manufactured by automotive original equipment manufacturers and replacement markets. Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Northville, Michigan.
About EVgo
EVgo, Inc. owns and operates a direct current fast charging network for electric vehicles (EVs) in the United States. The company offers electricity directly to drivers, who access its publicly available networked chargers; original equipment manufacturer charging and related services; fleet and rideshare public charging services; and charging as a service and fleet dedicated charging services. It also provides ancillary services, such as customization of digital applications, charging data integration, loyalty programs, access to chargers behind parking lot or garage pay gates, microtargeted advertising, and charging reservations; and hardware, design, and construction services for charging sites, as well as ongoing operations, maintenance, and networking and software integration solutions through eXtend. In addition, it offers PlugShare such as data, research, and advertising services and equipment procurement and operational services. EVgo, Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.EVgo, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of EVgo Holdings LLC.
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