VinFast Auto (NASDAQ:VFS – Get Free Report) and Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM – Get Free Report) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability and earnings.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares VinFast Auto and Toyota Motor’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| VinFast Auto | $1.20 billion | N/A | -$2.40 billion | ($0.82) | -3.54 |
| Toyota Motor | $275.02 billion | 1.14 | $18.14 billion | $23.47 | 9.88 |
Toyota Motor has higher revenue and earnings than VinFast Auto. VinFast Auto is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Toyota Motor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| VinFast Auto | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Toyota Motor | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 |
VinFast Auto presently has a consensus price target of $9.75, indicating a potential upside of 236.21%. Given VinFast Auto’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe VinFast Auto is more favorable than Toyota Motor.
Volatility and Risk
VinFast Auto has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Toyota Motor has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares VinFast Auto and Toyota Motor’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| VinFast Auto | N/A | N/A | -44.67% |
| Toyota Motor | 10.22% | 14.13% | 5.56% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
1.5% of Toyota Motor shares are held by institutional investors. 16.2% of VinFast Auto shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Toyota Motor beats VinFast Auto on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About VinFast Auto
VinFast Auto Ltd. engages in the design and manufacture of electric vehicles (EV), e-scooters, and e-buses in Vietnam, Canada, and the United States. The company operates through three segments: Automobiles, E-scooter, and Spare Parts & Aftermarket Services. The Automobiles segment offers design, development, manufacturing, and sale of cars and electric buses, and related battery lease and battery charging services for electric cars and buses. The E-scooter segment provides design, development, manufacturing, and sales of e-scooters, and related battery lease and battery charging service for 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. VinFast Auto Ltd. is a subsidiary of Vingroup Joint Stock Company.
About Toyota Motor
Toyota Motor Corporation designs, manufactures, assembles, and sells passenger vehicles, minivans and commercial vehicles, and related parts and accessories in Japan, North America, Europe, Asia, Central and South America, Oceania, Africa, and the Middle East. It operates in Automotive, Financial Services, and All Other segments. The company offers subcompact and compact cars; mini-vehicles; mid-size, luxury, sports, and specialty cars; recreational and sport-utility vehicles; pickup trucks; minivans; trucks; and buses. It offers vehicles under the Toyota and Lexus brand names. Further, the company provides financial services, such as retail financing and leasing, wholesale financing, insurance, and credit cards. Additionally, it operates GAZOO.com, a web portal for automobile information, as well as engages in telecommunications and other businesses. The company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Toyota, Japan.
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