Workhorse Group (NASDAQ:WKHS – Get Free Report) and Innoviz Technologies (NASDAQ:INVZ – Get Free Report) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
16.0% of Workhorse Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.3% of Innoviz Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Workhorse Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.2% of Innoviz Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Risk and Volatility
Workhorse Group has a beta of 2.63, meaning that its stock price is 163% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Innoviz Technologies has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Workhorse Group | $21.21 million | 1.68 | -$64.09 million | ($30.50) | -0.11 |
| Innoviz Technologies | $55.09 million | 2.71 | -$67.79 million | ($0.39) | -1.78 |
Workhorse Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Innoviz Technologies. Innoviz Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Workhorse Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Workhorse Group and Innoviz Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Workhorse Group | -299.18% | -255.45% | -72.34% |
| Innoviz Technologies | -181.46% | -101.64% | -57.82% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Workhorse Group and Innoviz Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Workhorse Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Innoviz Technologies | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.33 |
Innoviz Technologies has a consensus price target of $2.65, indicating a potential upside of 280.69%. Given Innoviz Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Innoviz Technologies is more favorable than Workhorse Group.
Summary
Innoviz Technologies beats Workhorse Group on 11 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 Innoviz Technologies
Innoviz Technologies Ltd. manufactures and sells automotive grade LiDAR sensors and perception software to enable safe autonomous driving at a mass scale. The company offers InnovizOne, a solid-state LiDAR sensor designed for automakers and robotaxis, shuttles, trucks, and delivery companies requiring an automotive-grade and mass-producible solution to achieve autonomy. It also provides InnovizTwo, an automotive-grade LiDAR sensor that offers a solution for all levels of autonomous driving, as well as an option to integrate the perception application in the LiDAR sensor; and perception application, a software application that raw point cloud data from Innoviz LiDAR products into perception outputs. The company operates in Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, and North America. It markets and sells its products through a direct sales organization, as well as through distribution channels. The company is headquartered in Rosh Haayin, Israel.
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