AYRO (NASDAQ:AYRO) vs. Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID) Financial Contrast

AYRO (NASDAQ:AYRO) and Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares AYRO and Lucid Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AYRO	$5,426.00	430.43	-$1.75 million	($37.07)	-0.09
Lucid Group	$807.83 million	6.57	-$2.71 billion	($10.71)	-1.61

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

5.7% of AYRO shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of Lucid Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of AYRO shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 64.0% of Lucid Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AYRO	N/A	-1,213.64%	-88.32%
Lucid Group	-224.99%	-85.13%	-26.23%

Volatility & Risk

AYRO has a beta of 3.34, meaning that its share price is 234% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lucid Group has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for AYRO and Lucid Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AYRO	0	0	0	0	0.00
Lucid Group	3	8	2	0	1.92

Lucid Group has a consensus price target of $23.74, indicating a potential upside of 37.38%. Given Lucid Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lucid Group is more favorable than AYRO.

Summary

Lucid Group beats AYRO on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Lucid Group

Lucid Group, Inc. a technology company, designs, engineers, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles (EV), EV powertrains, and battery systems. It also designs and develops proprietary software in-house for Lucid vehicles. The company sells vehicles directly to consumers through its retail sales network and direct online sales, including Lucid Financial Services. Lucid Group, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Newark, California. Lucid Group, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Ayar Third Investment Company.