XOS (NASDAQ:XOS) and Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service (NASDAQ:CTNT) Financial Contrast

XOS (NASDAQ:XOS) and Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service (NASDAQ:CTNT) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for XOS and Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
XOS	0	2	2	1	2.80
Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service	0	0	0	0	0.00

XOS presently has a consensus price target of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 237.08%. Given XOS’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe XOS is more favorable than Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares XOS and Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
XOS	$55.96 million	0.41	-$50.16 million	($5.85)	-0.46
Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service	$460,000.00	10.64	-$5.19 million	($2.02)	-0.91

Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service has lower revenue, but higher earnings than XOS. Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than XOS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

XOS has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service has a beta of 1.89, suggesting that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

12.9% of XOS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service shares are held by institutional investors. 20.9% of XOS shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 54.7% of Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares XOS and Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
XOS	-91.56%	-147.93%	-48.78%
Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service	-467.57%	-27.96%	-22.99%

Summary

XOS beats Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About XOS

Xos, Inc. is an electric mobility company engaged in manufacturing electric trucks. The firm designs and develops fully electric battery mobility systems specifically for commercial fleets. The company was founded by Dakota Semler and Giordano Sordoni on July 29, 2020 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

About Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service

Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service Inc., together with its subsidiaries, supplies parallel-import vehicles in the United States, the People's Republic of China, and internationally. It purchases and resell branded automobiles under the Mercedes, Lexus, Range Rover, RAM and Toyota brands. The company was formerly known as Yuan Qiu Business Group LLC and changed its name to Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service Inc. in March 2022. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service Inc. is a subsidiary of Fairview Eastern International Holdings Limited.