Lotus Technology (NASDAQ:LOT – Get Free Report) and Niu Technologies (NASDAQ:NIU – Get Free Report) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares Lotus Technology and Niu Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Lotus Technology | -87.61% | N/A | -38.53% |
| Niu Technologies | -8.53% | -24.22% | -9.95% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Lotus Technology and Niu Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Lotus Technology | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Niu Technologies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
63.4% of Lotus Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of Niu Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Lotus Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.2% of Niu Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Lotus Technology and Niu Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Lotus Technology | $679.01 million | 3.92 | -$742.00 million | ($1.56) | -2.52 |
| Niu Technologies | $373.49 million | 0.39 | -$38.29 million | ($0.44) | -4.32 |
Niu Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lotus Technology. Niu Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lotus Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
Lotus Technology has a beta of 0.1, indicating that its share price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Niu Technologies has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Niu Technologies beats Lotus Technology on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Lotus Technology
Lotus Technology Inc. engages in the design, development, and sale of battery electric lifestyle vehicles worldwide. It also distributes sports cars. The company sells its products under the Lotus brand. Lotus Technology Inc. is based in Shanghai, China.
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.
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