Adient (NYSE:ADNT) & Faraday Future Intelligent Electric (NASDAQ:FFAI) Head-To-Head Survey

Faraday Future Intelligent Electric (NASDAQ:FFAI) and Adient (NYSE:ADNT) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Faraday Future Intelligent Electric and Adient”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Faraday Future Intelligent Electric	$540,000.00	405.14	-$355.85 million	($3.47)	-0.43
Adient	$14.69 billion	0.13	$18.00 million	($2.65)	-9.09

Adient has higher revenue and earnings than Faraday Future Intelligent Electric. Adient is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Faraday Future Intelligent Electric, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Faraday Future Intelligent Electric and Adient’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Faraday Future Intelligent Electric	-54,380.62%	-187.07%	-52.34%
Adient	-1.53%	8.25%	2.02%

Risk & Volatility

Faraday Future Intelligent Electric has a beta of 4.53, meaning that its stock price is 353% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adient has a beta of 1.77, meaning that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Faraday Future Intelligent Electric and Adient, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Faraday Future Intelligent Electric	1	1	0	0	1.50
Adient	3	6	2	0	1.91

Adient has a consensus price target of $24.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.34%. Given Adient’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Adient is more favorable than Faraday Future Intelligent Electric.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

71.7% of Faraday Future Intelligent Electric shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Adient shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Faraday Future Intelligent Electric shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Adient shares are held 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.

Summary

Adient beats Faraday Future Intelligent Electric on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Faraday Future Intelligent Electric

Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, engineering, sale, and distribution of electric vehicles and related products in the United States and internationally. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Gardena, California.

About Adient

Adient plc engages in the design, development, manufacture, and market of seating systems and components for passenger cars, commercial vehicles, and light trucks. The company's automotive seating solutions include complete seating systems, frames, mechanisms, foams, head restraints, armrests, and trim covers. It serves automotive original equipment manufacturers in North America and South America; Europe, Middle East, and Africa; and the Asia Pacific/China. Adient plc was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.