Critical Comparison: Fly-E Group (NASDAQ:FLYE) vs. PACCAR (NASDAQ:PCAR)

PACCAR (NASDAQ:PCAR) and Fly-E Group (NASDAQ:FLYE) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for PACCAR and Fly-E Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PACCAR	0	11	4	1	2.38
Fly-E Group	1	0	0	0	1.00

PACCAR currently has a consensus price target of $116.18, indicating a potential upside of 3.04%. Given PACCAR’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe PACCAR is more favorable than Fly-E Group.

Profitability

This table compares PACCAR and Fly-E Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PACCAR	8.35%	13.97%	6.02%
Fly-E Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares PACCAR and Fly-E Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PACCAR	$28.44 billion	2.09	$2.38 billion	$4.51	25.00
Fly-E Group	$25.43 million	0.13	N/A	N/A	N/A

PACCAR has higher revenue and earnings than Fly-E Group.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

64.9% of PACCAR shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of PACCAR shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.8% of Fly-E Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

PACCAR has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fly-E Group has a beta of -1.05, indicating that its share price is 205% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

PACCAR beats Fly-E Group on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About PACCAR

PACCAR Inc designs, manufactures, and distributes light, medium, and heavy-duty commercial trucks in the United States, Canada, Europe, Mexico, South America, Australia, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Truck, Parts, and Financial Services. The Truck segment designs, manufactures, and distributes trucks for the over-the-road and off-highway hauling of commercial and consumer goods. It sells its trucks through a network of independent dealers under the Kenworth, Peterbilt, and DAF nameplates. The Parts segment distributes aftermarket parts for trucks and related commercial vehicles. The Financial Services segment conducts full-service leasing operations under the PacLease trade name, as well as provides finance and leasing products and services to customers and dealers. This segment also offers equipment financing and administrative support services for its franchisees; retail loan and leasing services for small, medium, and large commercial trucking companies, as well as independent owners/operators and other businesses; and truck inventory financing services to independent dealers. In addition, this segment offers loans and leases directly to customers for the acquisition of trucks and related equipment. The company also manufactures and markets industrial winches under the Braden, Carco, and Gearmatic nameplates. PACCAR Inc was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.

About Fly-E Group

Fly-E Group, Inc. engages in the designing, installing, and selling of smart electric motorcycles (e-motorcycles), electric bikes, electric scooters, and related accessories under the Fly E-Bike brand in the United States and Canada. It offers e-mopeds, e-motorcycles, e-tricycles, e-bikes, and e-scooters; and traditional bikes. The company also provides accessories and spare parts, including raincoats, gloves, knee pads, storage baskets and tail boxes, smart phone holders, backrests, locks, and branded apparel; and upgrade components for wheels, shock absorbers, brake calipers, and carbon fiber body panels. It also operates retail stores; and offers repair, maintenance, bodywork, and other value added services. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Flushing, New York.