Autoliv (NYSE:ALV – Get Free Report) and EVgo (NASDAQ:EVGO – Get Free Report) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Autoliv and EVgo, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Autoliv | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2.77 |
| EVgo | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2.55 |
Autoliv presently has a consensus price target of $135.71, suggesting a potential upside of 29.04%. EVgo has a consensus price target of $5.32, suggesting a potential upside of 203.81%. Given EVgo’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe EVgo is more favorable than Autoliv.
Risk and Volatility
Profitability
This table compares Autoliv and EVgo’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Autoliv | 6.80% | 30.42% | 9.01% |
| EVgo | -10.82% | N/A | -4.60% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Autoliv and EVgo”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Autoliv | $10.82 billion | 0.73 | $735.00 million | $9.56 | 11.00 |
| EVgo | $384.09 million | 1.43 | -$41.57 million | ($0.32) | -5.47 |
Autoliv has higher revenue and earnings than EVgo. EVgo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Autoliv, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
69.6% of Autoliv shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.4% of EVgo shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Autoliv shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 58.8% of EVgo shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Autoliv beats EVgo on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Autoliv
Autoliv, Inc., through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and supplies passive safety systems to the automotive industry in Europe, the Americas, China, Japan, and rest of Asia. It offers passive safety systems, including modules and components for frontal-impact airbag protection systems, side-impact airbag protection systems, seatbelts, steering wheels, and inflator technologies. The company also provides mobility safety solutions, such as pedestrian protection, battery cut-off switches, connected safety services, and safety solutions for riders of powered two wheelers. It primarily serves car manufacturers. Autoliv, Inc. was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.
About EVgo
EVgo, Inc. owns and operates a direct current fast charging network for electric vehicles (EVs) in the United States. The company offers electricity directly to drivers, who access its publicly available networked chargers; original equipment manufacturer charging and related services; fleet and rideshare public charging services; and charging as a service and fleet dedicated charging services. It also provides ancillary services, such as customization of digital applications, charging data integration, loyalty programs, access to chargers behind parking lot or garage pay gates, microtargeted advertising, and charging reservations; and hardware, design, and construction services for charging sites, as well as ongoing operations, maintenance, and networking and software integration solutions through eXtend. In addition, it offers PlugShare such as data, research, and advertising services and equipment procurement and operational services. EVgo, Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.EVgo, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of EVgo Holdings LLC.
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