Comparing GreenPower Motor (NASDAQ:GP) & Freightcar America (NASDAQ:RAIL)

GreenPower Motor (NASDAQ:GP) and Freightcar America (NASDAQ:RAIL) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Volatility & Risk

GreenPower Motor has a beta of 1.7, indicating that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Freightcar America has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for GreenPower Motor and Freightcar America, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GreenPower Motor	1	1	0	0	1.50
Freightcar America	1	1	0	0	1.50

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares GreenPower Motor and Freightcar America”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GreenPower Motor	$16.39 million	0.25	-$5.48 million	($0.68)	-0.85
Freightcar America	$500.99 million	0.42	$38.10 million	($0.54)	-11.95

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GreenPower Motor	-24.28%	N/A	-7.44%
Freightcar America	-2.69%	-15.23%	2.90%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

1.7% of GreenPower Motor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.0% of Freightcar America shares are held by institutional investors. 28.1% of GreenPower Motor shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.2% of Freightcar America shares are held 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.

Summary

Freightcar America beats GreenPower Motor on 8 of the 11 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 Freightcar America

FreightCar America, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in design, manufacture, and sale of railcars and railcar components for the transportation of bulk commodities and containerized freight products in the United States and Mexico. It operates in two segments, Manufacturing and Parts. The company offers a range of railcars, including open top hoppers, mill gondola cars, intermodal and non-intermodal flat cars, coal cars; bulk commodity cars covered hopper cars, coil steel cars, boxcars, woodchip hoppers, aluminum vehicle carriers, and articulated bulk container railcars. It also sells used railcars; rebuilds, converts, and leases railcars; and sells forged, cast, and fabricated parts for various railcars. The company's customers primarily include shippers, railroads, and financial institutions. FreightCar America, Inc. was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.