VinFast Auto (VFS) versus Its Competitors Critical Review

VinFast Auto (NASDAQ:VFS) is one of 658 public companies in the “Holding & other investment offices” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare VinFast Auto to similar businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, profitability and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

64.1% of VinFast Auto shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.6% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are owned by institutional investors. 16.2% of VinFast Auto shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.7% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

VinFast Auto has a beta of 0.1, suggesting that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VinFast Auto’s rivals have a beta of 0.03, suggesting that their average stock price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares VinFast Auto and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
VinFast Auto	N/A	$12.02 million	192.84
VinFast Auto Competitors	$1.14 billion	$18.28 million	53.28

VinFast Auto’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than VinFast Auto. VinFast Auto is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for VinFast Auto and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VinFast Auto	0	0	0	0	N/A
VinFast Auto Competitors	111	587	861	15	2.50

As a group, “Holding & other investment offices” companies have a potential upside of 31.66%. Given VinFast Auto’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe VinFast Auto has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares VinFast Auto and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VinFast Auto	N/A	-43.68%	2.24%
VinFast Auto Competitors	-57.30%	-66.05%	-1.29%

Summary

VinFast Auto beats its rivals on 6 of the 10 factors compared.

About VinFast Auto

VinFast Auto Ltd., an automotive manufacturer, engages in Automobiles and E-scooter related business in Vietnam and the United States. The company operates through Automobiles, E-scooter, Spare Parts, and Aftermarket Services segments. The Automobiles segment offers design, development, manufacturing, and sale of cars and electric buses. The E-scooter segment provides design, development, manufacturing, and sales of e-scooters. The Spare Parts, and Aftermarket Services segment engages in sale of spare parts and aftermarket services for automobiles and e-scooters. VinFast Auto Ltd. is based in Hai Phong City, Vietnam. The company operates as a subsidiary of Vingroup Joint Stock Company.