Analyzing Mobileye Global (NASDAQ:MBLY) & Halfords Group (OTCMKTS:HLFDY)

Halfords Group (OTCMKTS:HLFDY) and Mobileye Global (NASDAQ:MBLY) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Halfords Group and Mobileye Global”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Halfords Group	$2.19 billion	0.19	-$42.87 million	N/A	N/A
Mobileye Global	$1.65 billion	5.84	-$3.09 billion	($0.42)	-28.24

Halfords Group has higher revenue and earnings than Mobileye Global.

Profitability

This table compares Halfords Group and Mobileye Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Halfords Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mobileye Global	-17.34%	0.68%	0.66%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

13.3% of Mobileye Global shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Mobileye Global shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Halfords Group and Mobileye Global, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Halfords Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Mobileye Global	2	9	11	0	2.41

Mobileye Global has a consensus price target of $18.84, indicating a potential upside of 58.87%. Given Mobileye Global’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Mobileye Global is more favorable than Halfords Group.

Volatility & Risk

Halfords Group has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mobileye Global has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Mobileye Global beats Halfords Group on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Halfords Group

Halfords Group plc, through its subsidiaries, provides motoring and cycling products and services in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. The company operates through two segments, Retail and Car Servicing. The Retail segment is involved in the retail of automotive, leisure, cycling products and accessories, auto parts, and accessories through its stores and online. The Car Servicing segment provides car servicing and repair services from garages and mobile vans. The company also provides software as a service. Halfords Group plc was founded in 1892 and is based in Redditch, the United Kingdom.

About Mobileye Global

Mobileye Global Inc. develops and deploys advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving technologies and solutions worldwide. The company operates through Mobileye and Other segments. It offers Driver Assist comprising ADAS and autonomous vehicle solutions that covers safety features, such as real-time detection of road users, geometry, semantics, and markings to provide safety alerts and emergency interventions; Cloud-Enhanced Driver Assist, a solution for drivers with interpretations of a scene in real-time; Mobileye SuperVision Lite, a navigation and assisted driving solution; and Mobileye SuperVision, an operational point-to-point assisted driving navigation solution on various road types and includes cloud-based enhancements, such as road experience management. The company also provides Mobileye Chauffeur, a first-generation solution for eyes-off/hands-off driving with a human driver still in the driver’s seat; Mobileye Drive, a self-driving system comprising of radar and lidar subsystems, as well as collision avoidance systems, including Mobileye 8 Connect for light and medium-duty vehicles, and Mobileye Shield+ for large vehicles. It serves original equipment manufacturers. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Jerusalem, Israel. Mobileye Global Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Intel Overseas Funding Corporation.