Elio Motors (OTCMKTS:ELIO) and XOS (NASDAQ:XOS) Head to Head Analysis

Elio Motors (OTCMKTS:ELIO) and XOS (NASDAQ:XOS) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Risk and Volatility

Elio Motors has a beta of 15.03, meaning that its stock price is 1,403% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XOS has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

12.9% of XOS shares are held by institutional investors. 81.4% of Elio Motors shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.9% of XOS shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Elio Motors and XOS’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Elio Motors	N/A	N/A	N/A
XOS	-66.13%	-128.19%	-40.62%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Elio Motors and XOS, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Elio Motors	0	0	0	0	0.00
XOS	1	0	1	0	2.00

XOS has a consensus target price of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 211.11%. Given XOS’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe XOS is more favorable than Elio Motors.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Elio Motors and XOS”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Elio Motors	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
XOS	$52.25 million	0.49	-$50.16 million	($4.31)	-0.52

Elio Motors has higher earnings, but lower revenue than XOS.

About Elio Motors

Elio Motors, Inc., a development stage company, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells automobiles. The company focuses on developing the Elio, a three wheeled vehicle for mass production in the United States, which gives 84 miles per gallon. Elio Motors, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona.

About XOS

Xos, Inc. is an electric mobility company engaged in manufacturing electric trucks. The firm designs and develops fully electric battery mobility systems specifically for commercial fleets. The company was founded by Dakota Semler and Giordano Sordoni on July 29, 2020 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.