Allego (NYSE:ALLG – Get Rating) and Driven Brands (NASDAQ:DRVN – Get Rating) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Volatility and Risk
Allego has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Driven Brands has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Allego and Driven Brands’ gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Allego | $141.10 million | 1.07 | -$321.11 million | N/A | N/A |
| Driven Brands | $2.13 billion | 2.00 | $43.19 million | $0.22 | 115.50 |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Allego and Driven Brands, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Allego | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Driven Brands | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2.78 |
Allego presently has a consensus price target of $7.10, indicating a potential upside of 224.20%. Driven Brands has a consensus price target of $37.56, indicating a potential upside of 47.80%. Given Allego’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Allego is more favorable than Driven Brands.
Profitability
This table compares Allego and Driven Brands’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Allego | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Driven Brands | 1.81% | 11.33% | 2.92% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
34.2% of Allego shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.2% of Driven Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 82.7% of Allego shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Driven Brands shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Driven Brands beats Allego on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Allego
Allego N.V. operates as an electric vehicle (EV) charging company. The company offers charging solutions for electric cars, motors, buses, and trucks. It has a charging network with renewable energy and charging solutions for business-to-business customers, including leading retail and auto brands. The company has approximately 28,000 charging ports in Europe. It also provides Allego EV Cloud, a customer payment tool that offers essential services to owned and third-party customers comprising authorization and billing, smart charging and load balancing, analysis, and customer support. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Arnhem, the Netherlands.
About Driven Brands
Driven Brands Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides automotive services to retail and commercial customers in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company offers various services, such as paint, collision, glass, vehicle repair, car wash, oil change, and maintenance services. It also distributes automotive parts, including radiators, air conditioning components, and exhaust products to automotive repair shops, auto parts stores, body shops, and other auto repair outlets; windshields and glass accessories through a network of distribution centers; and consumable products, such as oil filters and wiper blades, as well as provides training services to repair and maintenance, and paint and collision shops. The company sells its products and services under the Take 5 Oil Change, IMO, CARSTAR, ABRA, Fix Auto, Maaco, Meineke, Uniban, 1-800-Radiator & A/C, PH Vitres D'Autos, Spire Supply, and Automotive Training Institute names. As of December 25, 2021, it operated 4,412 company-operated, franchised, and independently-operated stores. Driven Brands Holdings Inc. was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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