Reviewing VinFast Auto (VFS) and Its Peers

VinFast Auto (NASDAQ:VFS) is one of 613 publicly-traded companies in the “Holding & other investment offices” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare VinFast Auto to related companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Risk and Volatility

VinFast Auto has a beta of 0.15, indicating that its stock price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VinFast Auto’s peers have a beta of 0.05, indicating that their average stock price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares VinFast Auto and its peers’ 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	7.54%	-107.21%	1.32%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for VinFast Auto and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VinFast Auto	0	0	0	0	N/A
VinFast Auto Competitors	111	569	822	15	2.49

As a group, “Holding & other investment offices” companies have a potential upside of 55.76%. Given VinFast Auto’s peers higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe VinFast Auto has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares VinFast Auto and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
VinFast Auto	$13,058.82 billion	$12.02 million	93.61
VinFast Auto Competitors	$654.58 billion	$38.48 million	55.77

VinFast Auto has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its peers. VinFast Auto is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

64.1% of VinFast Auto shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.0% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are held by institutional investors. 16.2% of VinFast Auto shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.7% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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

VinFast Auto Company Profile

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.