Niu Technologies (NASDAQ:NIU – Get Free Report) and Iochpe-Maxion (OTCMKTS:IOCJY – Get Free Report) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
75.1% of Niu Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 10.2% of Niu Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Niu Technologies and Iochpe-Maxion”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Niu Technologies | $450.49 million | 0.73 | -$26.47 million | ($0.26) | -16.19 |
| Iochpe-Maxion | $2.84 billion | 0.10 | $49.08 million | $0.10 | 6.00 |
Iochpe-Maxion has higher revenue and earnings than Niu Technologies. Niu Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Iochpe-Maxion, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
Niu Technologies has a beta of -0.36, meaning that its share price is 136% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Iochpe-Maxion has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Niu Technologies and Iochpe-Maxion’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Niu Technologies | -3.85% | -15.68% | -5.28% |
| Iochpe-Maxion | 1.74% | 5.67% | 1.77% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Niu Technologies and Iochpe-Maxion, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Niu Technologies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Iochpe-Maxion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Summary
Iochpe-Maxion beats Niu Technologies on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Niu Technologies
Niu Technologies designs, manufactures, and sells electric scooters in the People’s Republic of China, Europe, and internationally. The company offers RQi, NQi, MQi, SQi, UQi, F, and Gova series smart electric scooters, motorcycles, mopeds, and bicycles; KQi series kick-scooters; BQi series e-bikes; and Niu Aero Sports Bicycles. It also provides accessories and spare parts under the NIU brand name comprising scooter accessories, such as raincoats, gloves, knee pads, storage baskets and tail boxes, smart phone holders, backrests, and locks; lifestyle accessories, which includes T-shirts, coats, jeans, hats, bags, jewelry, notebooks, badges, key chain, and mugs; and performance upgrade components consisting of upgraded wheels, shock absorbers, brake calipers, and carbon fiber body panels. In addition, the company operates NIU app, which provides online repair request, service station locator, theft reporting, smart check, smart services, scooter status, historical riding data, and key diagnostics, as well as NIU cover, which provides insurance services. It sells and services its products through city partners and franchised stores, distributors, third-party e-commerce platforms, and its online store. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China.
About Iochpe-Maxion
Iochpe-Maxion S.A. produces and sells automotive wheels and structural components for commercial and light vehicles in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and internationally. It operates in two divisions, Maxion Wheels and Maxion Structural Components. The company offers heavy steel wheels; light steel wheels for automobiles, pick-ups, and SUVs, as well as light and medium commercial vehicles; wheels for agricultural machinery; and light aluminum wheels for automobiles. It also provides heavy structural components, including frames, side members, and cross members. In addition, the company offers light and automotive structural components, such as stampings for passenger vehicles, handbrake levers, pedal and welded assemblies, structural parts, and other automotive components. Further, it produces railway wheels, freight cars, and castings, as well as industrial castings. The company was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Cruzeiro, Brazil.
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