Head to Head Review: CarParts.com (NASDAQ:PRTS) and Mobileye Global (NASDAQ:MBLY)

Mobileye Global (NASDAQ:MBLY) and CarParts.com (NASDAQ:PRTS) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Mobileye Global and CarParts.com”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mobileye Global	$1.65 billion	5.76	-$3.09 billion	($0.42)	-27.86
CarParts.com	$588.85 million	0.05	-$40.60 million	($0.96)	-0.46

CarParts.com has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Mobileye Global. Mobileye Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CarParts.com, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Mobileye Global and CarParts.com, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mobileye Global	2	9	10	0	2.38
CarParts.com	1	1	1	0	2.00

Mobileye Global presently has a consensus price target of $18.84, indicating a potential upside of 61.04%. CarParts.com has a consensus price target of $1.85, indicating a potential upside of 319.22%. Given CarParts.com’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CarParts.com is more favorable than Mobileye Global.

Volatility and Risk

Mobileye Global has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CarParts.com has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

13.3% of Mobileye Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.3% of CarParts.com shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Mobileye Global shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of CarParts.com shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Mobileye Global and CarParts.com’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mobileye Global	-17.34%	0.68%	0.66%
CarParts.com	-9.69%	-76.33%	-26.59%

About Mobileye Global

Mobileye Global Inc. develops and deploys advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving technologies and solutions worldwide. The company operates through Mobileye and Other segments. It offers Driver Assist comprising ADAS and autonomous vehicle solutions that covers safety features, such as real-time detection of road users, geometry, semantics, and markings to provide safety alerts and emergency interventions; Cloud-Enhanced Driver Assist, a solution for drivers with interpretations of a scene in real-time; Mobileye SuperVision Lite, a navigation and assisted driving solution; and Mobileye SuperVision, an operational point-to-point assisted driving navigation solution on various road types and includes cloud-based enhancements, such as road experience management. The company also provides Mobileye Chauffeur, a first-generation solution for eyes-off/hands-off driving with a human driver still in the driver’s seat; Mobileye Drive, a self-driving system comprising of radar and lidar subsystems, as well as collision avoidance systems, including Mobileye 8 Connect for light and medium-duty vehicles, and Mobileye Shield+ for large vehicles. It serves original equipment manufacturers. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Jerusalem, Israel. Mobileye Global Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Intel Overseas Funding Corporation.

About CarParts.com

CarParts.com, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an online provider of aftermarket auto parts and accessories in the United States and the Philippines. It offers replacement parts, such as parts for the exterior of an automobile; mirror products; engine and chassis components, as well as other mechanical and electrical parts; and performance parts and accessories. The company sells its products to individual customers through its flagship website www.carparts.com and app; online marketplaces, including third-party auction sites and shopping portals; and auto parts wholesale distributors. The company was formerly known as U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc. and changed its name to CarParts.com, Inc. in July 2020. CarParts.com, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Torrance, California.