Aeva Technologies (NASDAQ:AEVA – Get Free Report) and Denso (OTCMKTS:DNZOY – Get Free Report) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Aeva Technologies and Denso’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Aeva Technologies | -804.40% | -603.21% | -122.46% |
| Denso | 5.12% | 7.23% | 4.57% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Aeva Technologies and Denso, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Aeva Technologies | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.40 |
| Denso | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Volatility and Risk
Aeva Technologies has a beta of 2.09, suggesting that its share price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Denso has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Aeva Technologies and Denso”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Aeva Technologies | $18.08 million | 48.62 | -$145.43 million | ($5.07) | -2.89 |
| Denso | $47.03 billion | 0.74 | $2.77 billion | $0.92 | 13.08 |
Denso has higher revenue and earnings than Aeva Technologies. Aeva Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Denso, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
62.9% of Aeva Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 27.2% of Aeva Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
About Aeva Technologies
Aeva Technologies, Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of LiDAR sensing systems, and related perception and autonomy-enabling software solutions in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. The company develops its products using frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) sensing technology. It offers Aeries II, a 4D LiDAR solution that consist of 4D LiDAR sensing system with embedded software for automotive grade production across passenger car, trucking, and mobility applications; and Atlas, a FMCW 4D LiDAR with simultaneous velocity and range detection for the automotive market. The company's products are also used in industrial automation, consumer device, and security market applications. Aeva Technologies, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
About Denso
DENSO Corporation engages in the manufacture and sale of automotive parts in Japan, rest of Asia, North America, Europe, and internationally. The company offers air-conditioning systems, including thermal management heat pump system, heat pump air-conditioning systems, refrigerant products, personal heating and cooling devices, air quality system, heat exchangers, bus air-conditioning systems, automotive freezers, and cooling products, as well as heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning units. It also provides gasoline, diesel, hybrid, electric vehicle, and fuel cell vehicle power-train systems; and safety and cockpit systems, such as driving environment recognition, vehicle dynamic control, collision safety, visibility support, cockpit information, and information security systems, as well as other products. In addition, the company offers automotive service parts and accessories, comprising spark plugs, oil and cabin air filters, wiper blades, air filter elements, starters, alternators, compressors, oxygen sensors, fuel pumps, air conditioner service parts, radiators, condensers, ion generators, air conditioners for busses and construction vehicles, and truck refrigeration products, as well as refrigerant recovery, recycling, and charging machines; and repair and support products and services. Further, it provides industrial solutions for factories in automotive parts production; agricultural solutions, including Profarm Controller, a climate control system for greenhouse and horticulture solutions; and household air conditioning equipment and industrial systems. The company was incorporated in 1949 and is headquartered in Kariya, Japan.
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