VinFast Auto (NASDAQ:VFS – Get Free Report) and BYD (OTCMKTS:BYDDY – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and risk.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
0.0% of BYD shares are held by institutional investors. 16.2% of VinFast Auto shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares VinFast Auto and BYD’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| VinFast Auto | -110.57% | N/A | -58.71% |
| BYD | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| VinFast Auto | $3.60 billion | 2.00 | -$3.96 billion | ($1.84) | -1.67 |
| BYD | $111.84 billion | 0.83 | $4.54 billion | $0.57 | 18.13 |
BYD has higher revenue and earnings than VinFast Auto. VinFast Auto is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BYD, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for VinFast Auto and BYD, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| VinFast Auto | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.50 |
| BYD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
VinFast Auto currently has a consensus target price of $5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 78.86%. Given VinFast Auto’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe VinFast Auto is more favorable than BYD.
Volatility & Risk
VinFast Auto has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BYD has a beta of 0.1, indicating that its share price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
BYD beats VinFast Auto on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About BYD
BYD Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in automobiles and batteries business in the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and internationally. The company operates in two segments: Mobile Handset Components, Assembly Service and Other Products; and Automobiles and Related Products and Other Products. The Mobile Handset Components, Assembly Service and Other Products segment manufactures and sells mobile handset components, such as housings and electronic components; and offers assembly services. The Automobiles and Related Products and Other Products segment is involved in the manufacturing and sale of automobiles, and auto-related molds and components; rail transport and related business; and provision of automobile leasing and after sales services, automobile power batteries, lithium-ion batteries, photovoltaic, and iron battery products. The company develops urban rail transportation business. BYD Company Limited was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.
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