Monro Muffler Brake (NASDAQ:MNRO – Get Free Report) and Uxin (NASDAQ:UXIN – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Monro Muffler Brake and Uxin”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Monro Muffler Brake | $1.16 billion | 0.34 | $2.17 million | $0.22 | 57.14 |
| Uxin | $463.27 million | 0.59 | -$39.69 million | ($0.21) | -6.00 |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
22.4% of Uxin shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.7% of Monro Muffler Brake shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 62.9% of Uxin shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Monro Muffler Brake and Uxin, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Monro Muffler Brake | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Uxin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Monro Muffler Brake currently has a consensus target price of $24.33, suggesting a potential upside of 93.58%. Uxin has a consensus target price of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 257.14%. Given Uxin’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Uxin is more favorable than Monro Muffler Brake.
Volatility and Risk
Monro Muffler Brake has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Uxin has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Monro Muffler Brake and Uxin’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Monro Muffler Brake | 0.71% | 0.80% | 0.30% |
| Uxin | -8.46% | N/A | -11.60% |
Summary
Monro Muffler Brake beats Uxin on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Monro Muffler Brake
Monro, Inc. provides automotive undercar repair, and tire sales and services in the United States. It offers replacement tires and tire related services, automotive undercar repair services, and routine maintenance services primarily to passenger cars, light trucks, and vans. The company also provides other products and services for brakes; mufflers and exhaust systems; and steering, drive train, suspension, and wheel alignment. In addition, it operates stores under the brand names of Monro Auto Service and Tire Centers, Tire Choice Auto Service Centers, Mr. Tire Auto Service Centers, Car-X Tire & Auto, Tire Warehouse Tires for Less, Ken Towery's Tire & Auto Care, Mountain View Tire & Auto Service, and Tire Barn Warehouse. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Rochester, New York.
About Uxin
Uxin Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the retail sale of vehicles in China. The company operates an e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars. It also offers used-car acquisition, inspection, reconditioning, warehousing, pre-sales and after-sales, and various car-related value-added products and services, as well as warranty and repair, delivery, and title transfers and vehicle registration services. Uxin Limited was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.
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