Comparing Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID) & Chijet Motor (NASDAQ:CJET)

Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID) and Chijet Motor (NASDAQ:CJET) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

75.2% of Lucid Group shares are held by institutional investors. 64.0% of Lucid Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.0% of Chijet Motor shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Lucid Group and Chijet Motor, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lucid Group	4	5	2	0	1.82
Chijet Motor	1	0	0	0	1.00

Lucid Group presently has a consensus price target of $21.54, indicating a potential upside of 83.22%. Given Lucid Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lucid Group is more favorable than Chijet Motor.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lucid Group	$807.83 million	4.72	-$2.71 billion	($10.71)	-1.10
Chijet Motor	$4.11 million	0.08	N/A	N/A	N/A

Chijet Motor has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lucid Group.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lucid Group	-224.99%	-85.13%	-26.23%
Chijet Motor	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility & Risk

Lucid Group has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chijet Motor has a beta of -1.65, indicating that its share price is 265% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Lucid Group beats Chijet Motor on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Chijet Motor

Chijet Motor Company, Inc. engages in the research and development, production, and sale of new energy vehicles. It offers battery electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and fuel cell electric vehicles. The company was founded in 2021 and is based in Grand Cayman, the Cayman Islands.