Mullen Automotive (NASDAQ:BINI – Get Free Report) and Fox Factory (NASDAQ:FOXF – Get Free Report) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Mullen Automotive and Fox Factory’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Mullen Automotive | -4,760.68% | -2,736.27% | -246.76% |
| Fox Factory | -17.64% | 4.70% | 2.44% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
11.7% of Mullen Automotive shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Mullen Automotive shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Fox Factory shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Mullen Automotive | $8.93 million | 0.00 | -$457.06 million | N/A | N/A |
| Fox Factory | $1.39 billion | 0.88 | $6.55 million | ($5.99) | -4.89 |
Fox Factory has higher revenue and earnings than Mullen Automotive.
Risk and Volatility
Mullen Automotive has a beta of -0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 177% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fox Factory has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Mullen Automotive and Fox Factory, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Mullen Automotive | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Fox Factory | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.50 |
Fox Factory has a consensus target price of $35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.41%. Given Fox Factory’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Fox Factory is more favorable than Mullen Automotive.
Summary
Fox Factory beats Mullen Automotive on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Mullen Automotive
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 Fox Factory
Fox Factory Holding Corp. designs, engineers, manufactures, and markets performance-defining products and system worldwide. The company offers powered vehicle products for side-by-side vehicles, on-road vehicles with and without off-road capabilities, off-road vehicles and trucks, all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles, and specialty vehicles and applications, such as military, motorcycles, and commercial trucks; lift kits and components with shock products and aftermarket accessory packages for trucks; and mid-end and high-end front fork and rear suspension products. It also provides suspension tuning services, as well as wheels, off-road tires and accessories. In addition, the company offers mountain and gravel bike wheels, and other performance cycling components, including cranks, chainrings, pedals, bars, stems, and seat posts, as well as baseball and softball products comprising metal bats, wood bats, apparel and accessories, batting gloves, fielding gloves, and bags and protective equipment under the Marucci brand. The company serves aftermarket applications products under the BDS Suspension, Zone Offroad, JKS Manufacturing, RT Pro UTV, 4×4 Posi-Lok, Ridetech, Tuscany, Outside Van, SCA, and Custom Wheel House brands; and mountain bikes, e-bikes, and gravel bikes under the FOX, Race Face, Easton Cycling, and Marzocchi brands. Fox Factory Holding Corp. was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Duluth, Georgia.
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