Head-To-Head Survey: Thunder Power (NASDAQ:AIEV) & Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM)

Thunder Power (NASDAQ:AIEV) and Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Thunder Power and Toyota Motor”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Thunder Power	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Toyota Motor	$312.38 billion	0.79	$34.12 billion	$24.22	7.54

Toyota Motor has higher revenue and earnings than Thunder Power.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Thunder Power and Toyota Motor, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Thunder Power	0	0	0	0	0.00
Toyota Motor	0	2	1	0	2.33

Profitability

This table compares Thunder Power and Toyota Motor’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Thunder Power	N/A	N/A	N/A
Toyota Motor	10.86%	14.00%	5.48%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

65.0% of Thunder Power shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.5% of Toyota Motor shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of Thunder Power shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Thunder Power has a beta of 0.18, indicating that its share price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Toyota Motor has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Toyota Motor beats Thunder Power on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Thunder Power

Thunder Power Holdings Limited manufactures passenger electric vehicles. Thunder Power Holdings Limited was founded in 2013 and is based in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Thunder Power Hong Kong Limited operates as a subsidiary of Electric Power Technology Limited.

About Toyota Motor

Toyota Motor Corporation designs, manufactures, assembles, and sells passenger vehicles, minivans and commercial vehicles, and related parts and accessories in Japan, North America, Europe, Asia, Central and South America, Oceania, Africa, and the Middle East. It operates in Automotive, Financial Services, and All Other segments. The company offers subcompact and compact cars; mini-vehicles; mid-size, luxury, sports, and specialty cars; recreational and sport-utility vehicles; pickup trucks; minivans; trucks; and buses. It offers vehicles under the Toyota and Lexus brand names. Further, the company provides financial services, such as retail financing and leasing, wholesale financing, insurance, and credit cards. Additionally, it operates GAZOO.com, a web portal for automobile information, as well as engages in telecommunications and other businesses. The company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Toyota, Japan.