Contrasting BYD (OTCMKTS:BYDDF) & GreenPower Motor (NASDAQ:GP)

GreenPower Motor (NASDAQ:GP) and BYD (OTCMKTS:BYDDF) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares GreenPower Motor and BYD’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GreenPower Motor	-105.06%	N/A	-47.41%
BYD	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for GreenPower Motor and BYD, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GreenPower Motor	1	0	0	0	1.00
BYD	0	0	1	0	3.00

BYD has a consensus target price of $85.00, indicating a potential upside of 647.29%. Given BYD’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe BYD is more favorable than GreenPower Motor.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

1.7% of GreenPower Motor shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.1% of GreenPower Motor shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares GreenPower Motor and BYD”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GreenPower Motor	$19.85 million	0.16	-$18.66 million	($5.58)	-0.18
BYD	$108.10 billion	N/A	$5.60 billion	$0.71	16.02

BYD has higher revenue and earnings than GreenPower Motor. GreenPower Motor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BYD, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

GreenPower Motor has a beta of 1.87, suggesting that its stock price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BYD has a beta of 0.19, suggesting that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

BYD beats GreenPower Motor on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About GreenPower Motor

GreenPower Motor Company Inc. designs, manufactures, and distributes electric vehicles for commercial markets in the United States and Canada. The company offers commercial vehicles for delivery, public transit, schools, vanpools, micro-transit, shuttles, and other; and passenger, student, low floor transit, and cargo transportation. It leases its vehicles to customers. GreenPower Motor Company Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About BYD

BYD Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in automobiles and batteries business in the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and internationally. The company operates in two segments: Mobile Handset Components, Assembly Service and Other Products; and Automobiles and Related Products and Other Products. The Mobile Handset Components, Assembly Service and Other Products segment manufactures and sells mobile handset components, such as housings and electronic components; and offers assembly services. The Automobiles and Related Products and Other Products segment is involved in the manufacturing and sale of automobiles, and auto-related molds and components; rail transport and related business; and provision of automobile leasing and after sales services, automobile power batteries, lithium-ion batteries, photovoltaic, and iron battery products. The company develops urban rail transportation business. BYD Company Limited was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.