Fox Factory (NASDAQ:FOXF – Get Free Report) and Lotus Technology (NASDAQ:LOT – Get Free Report) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Fox Factory and Lotus Technology, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Fox Factory | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2.43 |
| Lotus Technology | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Fox Factory presently has a consensus target price of $29.50, suggesting a potential upside of 76.41%. Given Fox Factory’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Fox Factory is more favorable than Lotus Technology.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Fox Factory | -37.11% | 5.06% | 2.36% |
| Lotus Technology | -130.45% | N/A | -37.78% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
63.4% of Lotus Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Fox Factory shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Lotus Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility & Risk
Fox Factory has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lotus Technology has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Fox Factory and Lotus Technology”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Fox Factory | $1.47 billion | 0.48 | -$544.58 million | ($13.04) | -1.28 |
| Lotus Technology | $519.10 million | 1.88 | -$1.10 billion | ($1.24) | -1.16 |
Fox Factory has higher revenue and earnings than Lotus Technology. Fox Factory is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lotus Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Fox Factory beats Lotus Technology on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Fox Factory
Fox Factory Holding Corp. designs, engineers, manufactures, and markets performance-defining products and system worldwide. The company offers powered vehicle products for side-by-side vehicles, on-road vehicles with and without off-road capabilities, off-road vehicles and trucks, all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles, and specialty vehicles and applications, such as military, motorcycles, and commercial trucks; lift kits and components with shock products and aftermarket accessory packages for trucks; and mid-end and high-end front fork and rear suspension products. It also provides suspension tuning services, as well as wheels, off-road tires and accessories. In addition, the company offers mountain and gravel bike wheels, and other performance cycling components, including cranks, chainrings, pedals, bars, stems, and seat posts, as well as baseball and softball products comprising metal bats, wood bats, apparel and accessories, batting gloves, fielding gloves, and bags and protective equipment under the Marucci brand. The company serves aftermarket applications products under the BDS Suspension, Zone Offroad, JKS Manufacturing, RT Pro UTV, 4×4 Posi-Lok, Ridetech, Tuscany, Outside Van, SCA, and Custom Wheel House brands; and mountain bikes, e-bikes, and gravel bikes under the FOX, Race Face, Easton Cycling, and Marzocchi brands. Fox Factory Holding Corp. was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Duluth, Georgia.
About Lotus Technology
Lotus Technology Inc. engages in the design, development, and sale of battery electric lifestyle vehicles worldwide. It also distributes sports cars. The company sells its products under the Lotus brand. Lotus Technology Inc. is based in Shanghai, China.
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