Reviewing EVgo (NASDAQ:EVGO) & BRP (NASDAQ:DOOO)

EVgo (NASDAQ:EVGO) and BRP (NASDAQ:DOOO) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares EVgo and BRP’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EVgo	-14.76%	N/A	-5.69%
BRP	-0.34%	61.26%	4.21%

Volatility & Risk

EVgo has a beta of 2.35, meaning that its stock price is 135% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BRP has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for EVgo and BRP, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EVgo	1	2	6	0	2.56
BRP	1	6	8	3	2.72

EVgo currently has a consensus target price of $5.82, suggesting a potential upside of 79.53%. BRP has a consensus target price of $79.60, suggesting a potential upside of 14.70%. Given EVgo’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe EVgo is more favorable than BRP.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

17.4% of EVgo shares are owned by institutional investors. 58.8% of EVgo shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares EVgo and BRP”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
EVgo	$256.83 million	3.89	-$44.33 million	($0.39)	-8.31
BRP	$5.44 billion	0.93	-$154.60 million	($0.24)	-289.15

EVgo has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BRP. BRP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EVgo, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

BRP beats EVgo on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About EVgo

EVgo, Inc. owns and operates a direct current fast charging network for electric vehicles (EVs) in the United States. The company offers electricity directly to drivers, who access its publicly available networked chargers; original equipment manufacturer charging and related services; fleet and rideshare public charging services; and charging as a service and fleet dedicated charging services. It also provides ancillary services, such as customization of digital applications, charging data integration, loyalty programs, access to chargers behind parking lot or garage pay gates, microtargeted advertising, and charging reservations; and hardware, design, and construction services for charging sites, as well as ongoing operations, maintenance, and networking and software integration solutions through eXtend. In addition, it offers PlugShare such as data, research, and advertising services and equipment procurement and operational services. EVgo, Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.EVgo, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of EVgo Holdings LLC.

About BRP

BRP Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, distributes, and markets powersports vehicles and marine products in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Asia Pacific, Mexico, Austria, and internationally. The Powersports segment offers year-round products, such as Can-Am all-terrain vehicles, side-by-side vehicles, and three-wheeled vehicles; and seasonal products, including Ski-Doo and Lynx snowmobiles, Sea-Doo personal watercrafts and pontoons, Rotax engines for karts and recreational aircraft, and Pinion gearboxes with smart shift systems. The Marine segment provides Alumacraft, Manitou, Quintrex, Stacer, and Yellowfin boats; Rotax engines for jet boats; and Rotax S outboard engine. The company was formerly known as J.A. Bombardier (J.A.B.) Inc. and changed its name to BRP Inc. in April 2013. BRP Inc. was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Valcourt, Canada.