Financial Analysis: Niu Technologies (NASDAQ:NIU) and Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.S. (OTCMKTS:FOVSY)

Niu Technologies (NASDAQ:NIU) and Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.S. (OTCMKTS:FOVSY) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

75.1% of Niu Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.S. shares are held by institutional investors. 10.2% of Niu Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Niu Technologies and Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.S.”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Niu Technologies	$2.85 billion	0.07	-$38.29 million	($0.47)	-5.13
Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.S.	N/A	N/A	N/A	$8.56	16.53

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.S. has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Niu Technologies. Niu Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.S., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Niu Technologies and Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.S., as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Niu Technologies	0	0	0	0	N/A
Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.S.	0	0	0	0	N/A

Profitability

This table compares Niu Technologies and Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.S.’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Niu Technologies	-10.22%	-26.48%	-11.77%
Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.S.	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.S. beats Niu Technologies on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Niu Technologies

Niu Technologies designs, manufactures, and sells electric scooters in the People’s Republic of China, Europe, and internationally. The company offers RQi, NQi, MQi, SQi, UQi, F, and Gova series smart electric scooters, motorcycles, mopeds, and bicycles; KQi series kick-scooters; BQi series e-bikes; and Niu Aero Sports Bicycles. It also provides accessories and spare parts under the NIU brand name comprising scooter accessories, such as raincoats, gloves, knee pads, storage baskets and tail boxes, smart phone holders, backrests, and locks; lifestyle accessories, which includes T-shirts, coats, jeans, hats, bags, jewelry, notebooks, badges, key chain, and mugs; and performance upgrade components consisting of upgraded wheels, shock absorbers, brake calipers, and carbon fiber body panels. In addition, the company operates NIU app, which provides online repair request, service station locator, theft reporting, smart check, smart services, scooter status, historical riding data, and key diagnostics, as well as NIU cover, which provides insurance services. It sells and services its products through city partners and franchised stores, distributors, third-party e-commerce platforms, and its online store. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China.

About Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.S.

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.S. engages in the manufacture, assembling, import, export, and sale of motor vehicles and spare parts primarily in Turkey. It offers commercial vehicles, passenger cars, and spare parts; transit and transit custom, and transit courier vehicles; and trucks, as well as engines and powertrain products. Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.S. was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey.