Comparing Cenntro (NASDAQ:CENN) & AYRO (NASDAQ:AYRO)

Cenntro (NASDAQ:CENN) and AYRO (NASDAQ:AYRO) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Risk and Volatility

Cenntro has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AYRO has a beta of 3.34, indicating that its stock price is 234% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Cenntro and AYRO, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cenntro	1	0	0	0	1.00
AYRO	0	0	0	0	0.00

Institutional and Insider Ownership

5.7% of AYRO shares are held by institutional investors. 16.2% of Cenntro shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of AYRO shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Cenntro and AYRO’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cenntro	-139.15%	-39.26%	-23.58%
AYRO	N/A	-1,213.64%	-88.32%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Cenntro and AYRO”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cenntro	$31.30 million	0.35	-$44.87 million	($0.68)	-0.31
AYRO	$5,426.00	549.85	-$1.75 million	($37.07)	-0.12

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

About Cenntro

Cenntro Inc. engages in the design, development, and manufacture of electric light and medium-duty commercial vehicles in Europe, Asia, and the United States. Its purpose-built electric commercial vehicles are designed to serve various fleet and municipal organizations in support of city services, last-mile delivery, and other commercial applications. The company sells its products under the Metro, Logistar, Logimax, Avantier, Teemak, and Antric One names. Cenntro Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Freehold, New Jersey.

About AYRO

Ayro, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles for closed campus mobility, urban and community transport, local on-demand and last mile delivery, and government use in the United States. It provides four-wheeled purpose-built electric vehicles for universities, business and medical campuses, last mile delivery services, and food service providers. The company also offers vehicles as an alternative to internal combustion engine vehicles for light duty uses, including low-speed logistics, maintenance, and cargo services; and designs and develops AYRO Vanish fleet of low speed electric vehicle. The company was formerly known as AEV Technologies, Inc. Ayro, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Round Rock, Texas.