Isuzu Motors (OTCMKTS:ISUZY – Get Free Report) and VinFast Auto (NASDAQ:VFS – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and profitability.
Volatility & Risk
Isuzu Motors has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VinFast Auto has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Isuzu Motors and VinFast Auto’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Isuzu Motors | 4.08% | 8.67% | 3.98% |
| VinFast Auto | -110.57% | N/A | -58.71% |
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Isuzu Motors | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| VinFast Auto | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.50 |
VinFast Auto has a consensus target price of $5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 64.18%. Given VinFast Auto’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe VinFast Auto is more favorable than Isuzu Motors.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Isuzu Motors and VinFast Auto”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Isuzu Motors | $23.11 billion | 0.43 | $890.18 million | $1.35 | 10.75 |
| VinFast Auto | $3.60 billion | 2.18 | -$3.96 billion | ($1.84) | -1.82 |
Isuzu Motors has higher revenue and earnings than VinFast Auto. VinFast Auto is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Isuzu Motors, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Isuzu Motors beats VinFast Auto on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Isuzu Motors
Isuzu Motors Limited manufactures and sells commercial vehicles, light commercial vehicles, and diesel engines and components worldwide. Its products include heavy and medium duty trucks and buses, and light-duty trucks; passenger pickup vehicles, pickup trucks, and SUVs; and marine and industrial engines. The company also supplies diesel engines to manufacturers in various fields, including construction machinery, agricultural equipment, power generators, and commercial vessels. In addition, it provides after-sales services; repair services of commercial vehicles and buses; and commercial vehicle leasing, and maintenance contract services. Further, the company manufactures automobile parts and engines. Additionally, it engages in the import, wholesale, supply, and export of vehicles, and components and parts; and logistics management activities, as well as import, assembly, and wholesale of pickup trucks and derivatives. The company was formerly known as Diesel Automobile Industry Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Isuzu Motors Limited in July 1949. Isuzu Motors Limited was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Yokohama-shi, Japan.
About VinFast Auto
VinFast Auto Ltd. engages in the design and manufacture of electric vehicles (EV), e-scooters, and e-buses in Vietnam, Canada, and the United States. The company operates through three segments: Automobiles, E-scooter, and Spare Parts & Aftermarket Services. The Automobiles segment offers design, development, manufacturing, and sale of cars and electric buses, and related battery lease and battery charging services for electric cars and buses. The E-scooter segment provides design, development, manufacturing, and sales of e-scooters, and related battery lease and battery charging service for e-scooters. The Spare Parts, and Aftermarket Services segment engages in sale of spare parts and aftermarket services for automobiles and e-scooters. VinFast Auto Ltd. is based in Hai Phong City, Vietnam. VinFast Auto Ltd. is a subsidiary of Vingroup Joint Stock Company.
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