Workhorse Group (NASDAQ:WKHS – Get Free Report) and VinFast Auto (NASDAQ:VFS – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Workhorse Group and VinFast Auto”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Workhorse Group | $21.21 million | 1.52 | -$64.09 million | ($12.31) | -0.24 |
| VinFast Auto | $3.60 billion | 2.13 | -$3.96 billion | ($1.51) | -2.17 |
Workhorse Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than VinFast Auto. VinFast Auto is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Workhorse Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
Workhorse Group has a beta of 2.62, meaning that its share price is 162% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VinFast Auto has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Workhorse Group and VinFast Auto, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Workhorse Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| VinFast Auto | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.40 |
VinFast Auto has a consensus price target of $4.75, suggesting a potential upside of 45.26%. Given VinFast Auto’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe VinFast Auto is more favorable than Workhorse Group.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
16.0% of Workhorse Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Workhorse Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.2% of VinFast Auto shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Workhorse Group and VinFast Auto’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Workhorse Group | -357.61% | -311.04% | -75.40% |
| VinFast Auto | -79.89% | N/A | -75.62% |
Summary
VinFast Auto beats Workhorse Group on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Workhorse Group
Workhorse Group Inc., a technology company, engages in design, manufacture, and sale of zero-emission commercial vehicles in the United States. The company offers commercial vehicles under the Workhorse brand. The company was formerly known as AMP Holding Inc. and changed its name to Workhorse Group Inc. in April 2015. Workhorse Group Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Sharonville, Ohio.
About VinFast Auto
VinFast Auto Ltd. engages in the design and manufacture of electric vehicles (EV), e-scooters, and e-buses in Vietnam, Canada, and the United States. The company operates through three segments: Automobiles, E-scooter, and Spare Parts & Aftermarket Services. The Automobiles segment offers design, development, manufacturing, and sale of cars and electric buses, and related battery lease and battery charging services for electric cars and buses. The E-scooter segment provides design, development, manufacturing, and sales of e-scooters, and related battery lease and battery charging service for e-scooters. The Spare Parts, and Aftermarket Services segment engages in sale of spare parts and aftermarket services for automobiles and e-scooters. VinFast Auto Ltd. is based in Hai Phong City, Vietnam. VinFast Auto Ltd. is a subsidiary of Vingroup Joint Stock Company.
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