Comparing Nuvve (NASDAQ:NVVE) and Aptiv (NYSE:APTV)

Nuvve (NASDAQ:NVVE) and Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Nuvve and Aptiv, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nuvve	0	0	0	0	0.00
Aptiv	1	8	10	3	2.68

Aptiv has a consensus price target of $80.38, suggesting a potential upside of 22.22%. Given Aptiv’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Aptiv is more favorable than Nuvve.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

19.0% of Nuvve shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.2% of Aptiv shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.9% of Nuvve shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Aptiv shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Nuvve and Aptiv’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nuvve	-322.28%	-6,228.12%	-93.76%
Aptiv	5.12%	18.46%	7.19%

Volatility and Risk

Nuvve has a beta of 2.05, indicating that its stock price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aptiv has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Nuvve and Aptiv”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nuvve	$5.29 million	1.46	-$17.40 million	($18.80)	-0.03
Aptiv	$19.71 billion	0.73	$1.79 billion	$6.04	10.89

Aptiv has higher revenue and earnings than Nuvve. Nuvve is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aptiv, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Aptiv beats Nuvve on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nuvve

Nuvve Holding Corp., a green energy technology company, provides commercial vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology platform in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Denmark. The company offers Grid Integrated Vehicle platform, which enables electric vehicle (EV) batteries to store and resell unused energy back to the local electric grid and provide other grid services, as well as allows EV owners to meet the energy demands of individual vehicles and entire fleets. Its V2G technology also links EV batteries into a virtual power plant that sells excess power to utility companies or utilizes saved power to reduce building energy peak consumption. In addition, the company offers networked charging stations, infrastructure, software, professional services, support, monitoring, and parts and labor warranties required to run electric vehicle fleets. It serves its products to owners/operators of light duty fleets, heavy duty fleets, automotive manufacturers, charge point operators, and strategic partners. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

About Aptiv

Aptiv PLC engages in design, manufacture, and sale of vehicle components in North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, South America, and internationally. The company provides electrical, electronic, and safety technology solutions to the automotive and commercial vehicle markets. It operates through two segments, Signal and Power Solutions, and Advanced Safety and User Experience. The Signal and Power Solutions segment designs, manufactures, and assembles vehicle’s electrical architecture, including engineered component products, connectors, wiring assemblies and harnesses, cable management products, electrical centers, and hybrid high voltage and safety distribution systems. Its Advanced Safety and User Experience segment provides critical technologies and services for vehicle safety, security, comfort, and convenience, such as sensing and perception systems, electronic control units, multi-domain controllers, vehicle connectivity systems, application software, autonomous driving technologies, and end-to-end DevOps tools. The company was formerly known as Delphi Automotive PLC and changed its name to Aptiv PLC in December 2017. Aptiv PLC was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.