Reviewing Envirotech Vehicles (NASDAQ:EVTV) & Aptiv (NYSE:APTV)

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) and Envirotech Vehicles (NASDAQ:EVTV) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Aptiv and Envirotech Vehicles, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aptiv	2	4	12	0	2.56
Envirotech Vehicles	0	0	0	0	N/A

Aptiv presently has a consensus target price of $95.31, indicating a potential upside of 34.49%. Given Aptiv’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Aptiv is more favorable than Envirotech Vehicles.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

94.2% of Aptiv shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.7% of Envirotech Vehicles shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Aptiv shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.8% of Envirotech Vehicles shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Aptiv and Envirotech Vehicles’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aptiv	18.46%	13.19%	6.25%
Envirotech Vehicles	-789.13%	-63.54%	-54.95%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Aptiv and Envirotech Vehicles”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aptiv	$19.99 billion	0.96	$2.94 billion	$10.61	6.68
Envirotech Vehicles	$1.83 million	15.92	-$12.68 million	N/A	N/A

Aptiv has higher revenue and earnings than Envirotech Vehicles.

Volatility & Risk

Aptiv has a beta of 1.79, indicating that its stock price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Envirotech Vehicles has a beta of 2.77, indicating that its stock price is 177% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Aptiv beats Envirotech Vehicles on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Aptiv

Aptiv PLC engages in design, manufacture, and sale of vehicle components in North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, South America, and internationally. The company provides electrical, electronic, and safety technology solutions to the automotive and commercial vehicle markets. It operates through two segments, Signal and Power Solutions, and Advanced Safety and User Experience. The Signal and Power Solutions segment designs, manufactures, and assembles vehicle's electrical architecture, including engineered component products, connectors, wiring assemblies and harnesses, cable management products, electrical centers, and hybrid high voltage and safety distribution systems. Its Advanced Safety and User Experience segment provides critical technologies and services for vehicle safety, security, comfort, and convenience, such as sensing and perception systems, electronic control units, multi-domain controllers, vehicle connectivity systems, application software, autonomous driving technologies, and end-to-end DevOps tools. The company was formerly known as Delphi Automotive PLC and changed its name to Aptiv PLC in December 2017. Aptiv PLC was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

About Envirotech Vehicles

Envirotech Vehicles, Inc. manufactures and provides zero-emission electric vehicles in the United States. It offers Class 2 through logistics vans; class 4 through urban trucks, school buses, electric forklifts, street sweepers, neighborhood electric vehicles, and right-hand drive vans and urban trucks. The company also offers vehicle maintenance and safety inspection services. It serves commercial and last-mile fleets, school districts, public and private transportation service companies, and colleges and universities. The company was formerly known as ADOMANI, Inc. and changed its name to Envirotech Vehicles, Inc. in May 2021. Envirotech Vehicles, Inc. is headquartered in Osceola, Arkansas.