Beam Global (NASDAQ:BEEM) vs. Aisin Seiki (OTCMKTS:ASEKY) Head to Head Comparison

Beam Global (NASDAQ:BEEM) and Aisin Seiki (OTCMKTS:ASEKY) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Beam Global and Aisin Seiki, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Beam Global	1	1	3	0	2.40
Aisin Seiki	0	1	0	0	2.00

Beam Global currently has a consensus target price of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 124.72%. Given Beam Global’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Beam Global is more favorable than Aisin Seiki.

Profitability

This table compares Beam Global and Aisin Seiki’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Beam Global	-105.89%	-61.03%	-37.12%
Aisin Seiki	3.37%	7.47%	3.94%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Beam Global and Aisin Seiki”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Beam Global	$49.34 million	0.69	-$11.28 million	($1.91)	-0.93
Aisin Seiki	$32.15 billion	0.39	$699.31 million	$1.48	11.15

Aisin Seiki has higher revenue and earnings than Beam Global. Beam Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aisin Seiki, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

Beam Global has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aisin Seiki has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

26.6% of Beam Global shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of Beam Global shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

About Beam Global

Beam Global, a clean-technology innovation company, engages in the design, development, engineering, manufacture, and sale of renewably energized infrastructure products and battery solutions. Its product portfolio includes EV ARC (electric vehicle autonomous renewable charger), an infrastructure product that uses integrated solar power and battery storage to provide a mounting asset and a source of power for factory installed electric vehicle charging stations; Solar Tree DCFC, an off-grid, renewably energized, and single-column mounted smart generation and energy storage system to provide a 150kW DC fast charge to one or more electric vehicles, such as electric buses, heavy-duty vehicles, agricultural equipment, public transportation, and electric vehicles used in the construction industry; and EV ARC DCFC, a DC fast charging system for charging EVs. The company is also involved in the development of EV-Standard, a lamp standard, EV charging, and emergency power product that uses an existing streetlamp's foundation and a combination of solar, wind, grid connection, and onboard energy storage to provide curbside charging; and UAV ARC, an off-grid and renewably energized product and network used to charge aerial drone (UAV) fleets. It offers its solutions for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, energy storage, energy security, disaster preparedness, street lighting, telecommunications, energy infrastructure, and outdoor media and branding industries. The company was formerly known as Envision Solar International, Inc. and changed its name to Beam Global in September 2020. Beam Global was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

About Aisin Seiki

Aisin Corporation manufactures and sells automotive parts, and energy and lifestyle related products. It provides powertrain products comprising 1 motor hybrid transmission and eaxle products; chassis and vehicle safety systems, such as automated parking systems and electronically controlled brake systems; power sliding door systems and sunroof products; connected and sharing solutions; and repair and maintenance products. The company also offers energy solutions comprising ENE·FARM, a system that generates electricity by extracting hydrogen from gas; gas heat pump air conditioners; warm water shower toilet seats; and peltier modules that are thermoelectric conversion devices, which function as heat pumps by sending direct current. In addition, it provides ILY-Ai, a multifunctional personal shopping mobility product for various user needs; fiber laser; and audio equipment. Aisin Corporation was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Kariya, Japan.