Reviewing XOS (NASDAQ:XOS) and VinFast Auto (NASDAQ:VFS)

XOS (NASDAQ:XOS) and VinFast Auto (NASDAQ:VFS) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares XOS and VinFast Auto’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
XOS	-91.56%	-147.93%	-48.78%
VinFast Auto	-132.71%	N/A	-50.60%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for XOS and VinFast Auto, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
XOS	0	2	2	1	2.80
VinFast Auto	0	1	2	0	2.67

XOS presently has a consensus price target of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 233.33%. VinFast Auto has a consensus price target of $5.75, indicating a potential upside of 78.57%. Given XOS’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe XOS is more favorable than VinFast Auto.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

12.9% of XOS shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.9% of XOS shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.2% of VinFast Auto shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

XOS has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VinFast Auto has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares XOS and VinFast Auto”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
XOS	$55.96 million	0.42	-$50.16 million	($5.85)	-0.46
VinFast Auto	$61,738.60 billion	0.00	-$3.18 billion	($1.42)	-2.27

XOS has higher earnings, but lower revenue than VinFast Auto. VinFast Auto is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than XOS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

XOS beats VinFast Auto on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About XOS

Xos, Inc. is an electric mobility company engaged in manufacturing electric trucks. The firm designs and develops fully electric battery mobility systems specifically for commercial fleets. The company was founded by Dakota Semler and Giordano Sordoni on July 29, 2020 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

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.