Lotus Technology (NASDAQ:LOT – Get Free Report) and Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ:RIVN – Get Free Report) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Lotus Technology and Rivian Automotive, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Lotus Technology | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Rivian Automotive | 1 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 2.50 |
Lotus Technology currently has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential downside of 10.94%. Rivian Automotive has a consensus price target of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 86.27%. Given Rivian Automotive’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Rivian Automotive is more favorable than Lotus Technology.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Lotus Technology and Rivian Automotive’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Lotus Technology | $679.01 million | 0.34 | -$742.00 million | ($0.48) | -16.38 |
| Rivian Automotive | $4.43 billion | 2.25 | -$5.43 billion | ($5.77) | -1.77 |
Lotus Technology has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Rivian Automotive. Lotus Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rivian Automotive, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Lotus Technology and Rivian Automotive’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Lotus Technology | N/A | -0.62% | -39.40% |
| Rivian Automotive | -111.09% | -53.55% | -31.94% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
63.4% of Lotus Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.3% of Rivian Automotive shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Lotus Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Rivian Automotive shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk and Volatility
Lotus Technology has a beta of -0.09, suggesting that its share price is 109% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rivian Automotive has a beta of 1.91, suggesting that its share price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Rivian Automotive beats Lotus Technology on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Lotus Technology
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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 Rivian Automotive
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Rivian Automotive, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles and accessories. The company offers consumer vehicles, including a two-row, five-passenger pickup truck under the R1T brand, a three-row, seven-passenger sport utility vehicle under the R1S name. It provides consumer services, such as digital financing and leasing, telematics-based insurance, vehicle maintenance and repair services, software services, and charging solutions. In addition, the company designs, develops, manufactures, and operates the Rivian Adventure Network Direct Current fast chargers, and offers access to Combined Charging Standard, as well as FleetOS, a proprietary, end-to-end centralized fleet management subscription platform. Further, it offers Rivian Commercial Van platform for Electric Delivery Van with collaboration with Amazon.com, Inc. The company sells its products directly to customers in the consumer and commercial markets. Rivian Automotive, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is based in Irvine, California.
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