AYRO (NASDAQ:AYRO – Get Free Report) and Vroom (NASDAQ:VRM – 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 analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
5.7% of AYRO shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.8% of Vroom shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of AYRO shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Vroom shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for AYRO and Vroom, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| AYRO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Vroom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| AYRO | N/A | -1,213.64% | -88.32% |
| Vroom | -37.16% | -51.07% | -6.63% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares AYRO and Vroom”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| AYRO | $5,426.00 | 437.89 | -$1.75 million | ($37.07) | -0.09 |
| Vroom | $178.83 million | 0.25 | -$7.96 million | ($12.76) | -0.68 |
AYRO has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Vroom. Vroom is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AYRO, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
AYRO has a beta of 3.34, meaning that its stock price is 234% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vroom has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Vroom beats AYRO on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About AYRO
Ayro, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles for closed campus mobility, urban and community transport, local on-demand and last mile delivery, and government use in the United States. It provides four-wheeled purpose-built electric vehicles for universities, business and medical campuses, last mile delivery services, and food service providers. The company also offers vehicles as an alternative to internal combustion engine vehicles for light duty uses, including low-speed logistics, maintenance, and cargo services; and designs and develops AYRO Vanish fleet of low speed electric vehicle. The company was formerly known as AEV Technologies, Inc. Ayro, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Round Rock, Texas.
About Vroom
Vroom, Inc. operates as an automotive finance company. The company offers vehicle financing to its customers through third party dealers under the UACC brand. It also provides artificial intelligence powered analytics and digital services to dealers, automotive financial services companies, and others in the automotive industry for automotive retail. The company was formerly known as Auto America, Inc. and changed its name to Vroom, Inc. in July 2015. Vroom, Inc. was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Houston, Texas.
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