Envirotech Vehicles (NASDAQ:EVTV – Get Rating) and Visteon (NASDAQ:VC – Get Rating) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Volatility & Risk
Envirotech Vehicles has a beta of 2.89, indicating that its share price is 189% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Visteon has a beta of 1.78, indicating that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Envirotech Vehicles and Visteon’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Envirotech Vehicles | -100.18% | -10.66% | -10.49% |
| Visteon | 3.30% | 22.59% | 6.63% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Envirotech Vehicles and Visteon’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Envirotech Vehicles | $7.75 million | 5.63 | -$7.65 million | ($0.46) | -6.33 |
| Visteon | $3.76 billion | 1.08 | $124.00 million | $4.34 | 33.17 |
Visteon has higher revenue and earnings than Envirotech Vehicles. Envirotech Vehicles is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Visteon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Envirotech Vehicles and Visteon, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Envirotech Vehicles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Visteon | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2.33 |
Visteon has a consensus price target of $153.62, suggesting a potential upside of 6.72%. Given Visteon’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Visteon is more favorable than Envirotech Vehicles.
Summary
Visteon beats Envirotech Vehicles on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Envirotech Vehicles
Envirotech Vehicles is a provider and manufacturer of purpose-built, all-electric, zero-emission vehicles and zero-emission drive trains for integration in medium to heavy-duty commercial fleet vehicles. The company serves commercial and last-mile delivery fleets, school districts, public and private transportation service companies, colleges, and universities and meet the increasing demand for heavy-duty electric vehicles. The company was founded by Edward Riggs Monfort on August 6, 2012 and is headquartered in Osceloa, AR.
About Visteon
Visteon Corp. is a global technology company, which engages in the design, engineering, and manufacture of electronics products, automotive vehicles, and supplies automotive parts. It operates through the Americas, Europe, China, and Other Asia Pacific geographical segments. The Americas segment includes the United States and Mexico. The Europe segment refers to Portugal, Slovakia, and Tunisia. The China segment relates to China domestic and export. The Other Asia Pacific segment is involved in Japan and India. The company was founded on January 5, 2000 and is headquartered in Van Buren Township, MI.
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