Head to Head Contrast: GreenPower Motor (NASDAQ:GP) vs. Hino Motors (OTCMKTS:HINOY)

GreenPower Motor (NASDAQ:GP) and Hino Motors (OTCMKTS:HINOY) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares GreenPower Motor and Hino Motors”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GreenPower Motor	$19.85 million	0.66	-$18.66 million	($0.69)	-0.64
Hino Motors	$11.15 billion	N/A	-$1.44 billion	($23.85)	-1.06

GreenPower Motor has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hino Motors. Hino Motors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GreenPower Motor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for GreenPower Motor and Hino Motors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GreenPower Motor	0	0	2	0	3.00
Hino Motors	0	0	0	0	0.00

GreenPower Motor presently has a consensus target price of $2.3250, indicating a potential upside of 430.22%. Given GreenPower Motor’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe GreenPower Motor is more favorable than Hino Motors.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

1.7% of GreenPower Motor shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.1% of GreenPower Motor shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares GreenPower Motor and Hino Motors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GreenPower Motor	-94.04%	-561.91%	-48.08%
Hino Motors	-12.41%	-104.94%	-17.15%

Volatility & Risk

GreenPower Motor has a beta of 3.03, indicating that its share price is 203% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hino Motors has a beta of -0.03, indicating that its share price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

GreenPower Motor beats Hino Motors on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About GreenPower Motor

GreenPower Motor Company Inc. designs, manufactures, and distributes electric vehicles for commercial markets in the United States and Canada. The company offers commercial vehicles for delivery, public transit, schools, vanpools, micro-transit, shuttles, and other; and passenger, student, low floor transit, and cargo transportation. It leases its vehicles to customers. GreenPower Motor Company Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About Hino Motors

Hino Motors, Ltd. manufactures and sells large commercial vehicles under the Hino brand worldwide. It offers trucks and buses; and light commercial vehicles and passenger vehicles, as well as various engines, service parts, etc. The company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Hino, Japan. Hino Motors, Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation.