Financial Comparison: Bollinger Innovations (NASDAQ:BINI) & Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA)

Bollinger Innovations (NASDAQ:BINI) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Bollinger Innovations and Tesla’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bollinger Innovations	-5,005.77%	N/A	-318.48%
Tesla	5.51%	6.61%	3.99%

Volatility & Risk

Bollinger Innovations has a beta of -1.63, suggesting that its share price is 263% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tesla has a beta of 2.06, suggesting that its share price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

11.7% of Bollinger Innovations shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.2% of Tesla shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Bollinger Innovations shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.9% of Tesla shares are held by company 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.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Bollinger Innovations and Tesla”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bollinger Innovations	$9.34 million	0.01	-$457.06 million	N/A	N/A
Tesla	$95.63 billion	14.96	$7.13 billion	$1.50	286.73

Tesla has higher revenue and earnings than Bollinger Innovations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Bollinger Innovations and Tesla, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bollinger Innovations	0	0	0	0	0.00
Tesla	10	12	21	1	2.30

Tesla has a consensus target price of $394.03, indicating a potential downside of 8.39%. Given Tesla’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Tesla is more favorable than Bollinger Innovations.

Summary

Tesla beats Bollinger Innovations on 13 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Bollinger Innovations

Mullen Automotive, Inc., an electric vehicle company, manufactures, sells, and distributes electric vehicles. Its products include passenger electric vehicles and commercial vehicles; and provides solid-state polymer battery technology. The company is headquartered in Brea, California.

About Tesla

Tesla, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, leases, and sells electric vehicles, and energy generation and storage systems in the United States, China, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Automotive, and Energy Generation and Storage. The Automotive segment offers electric vehicles, as well as sells automotive regulatory credits; and non-warranty after-sales vehicle, used vehicles, body shop and parts, supercharging, retail merchandise, and vehicle insurance services. This segment also provides sedans and sport utility vehicles through direct and used vehicle sales, a network of Tesla Superchargers, and in-app upgrades; purchase financing and leasing services; services for electric vehicles through its company-owned service locations and Tesla mobile service technicians; and vehicle limited warranties and extended service plans. The Energy Generation and Storage segment engages in the design, manufacture, installation, sale, and leasing of solar energy generation and energy storage products, and related services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers and utilities through its website, stores, and galleries, as well as through a network of channel partners; and provision of service and repairs to its energy product customers, including under warranty, as well as various financing options to its solar customers. The company was formerly known as Tesla Motors, Inc. and changed its name to Tesla, Inc. in February 2017. Tesla, Inc. was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.