Workhorse Group (NASDAQ:WKHS) versus Beam Global (NASDAQ:BEEM) Financial Survey

Workhorse Group (NASDAQ:WKHS) and Beam Global (NASDAQ:BEEM) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Workhorse Group and Beam Global”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Workhorse Group	$6.62 million	1.44	-$101.79 million	($85.96)	-0.05
Beam Global	$27.67 million	1.03	-$11.28 million	($1.91)	-0.79

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

16.0% of Workhorse Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.6% of Beam Global shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Workhorse Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of Beam Global shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Workhorse Group	-606.64%	-232.69%	-71.18%
Beam Global	-105.89%	-61.03%	-37.12%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Workhorse Group and Beam Global, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Workhorse Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
Beam Global	1	1	3	0	2.40

Beam Global has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 166.67%. Given Beam Global’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Beam Global is more favorable than Workhorse Group.

Risk and Volatility

Workhorse Group has a beta of 2.59, meaning that its stock price is 159% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beam Global has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Beam Global beats Workhorse Group on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Workhorse Group

Workhorse Group Inc., a technology company, engages in design, manufacture, and sale of zero-emission commercial vehicles in the United States. The company offers commercial vehicles under the Workhorse brand. The company was formerly known as AMP Holding Inc. and changed its name to Workhorse Group Inc. in April 2015. Workhorse Group Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Sharonville, Ohio.

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.