Financial Review: XOS (NASDAQ:XOS) and Bollinger Innovations (NASDAQ:BINI)

XOS (NASDAQ:XOS) and Bollinger Innovations (NASDAQ:BINI) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

12.9% of XOS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.7% of Bollinger Innovations shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.9% of XOS shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Bollinger Innovations shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

XOS has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bollinger Innovations has a beta of -1.08, indicating that its stock price is 208% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for XOS and Bollinger Innovations, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
XOS	1	0	1	0	2.00
Bollinger Innovations	0	0	0	0	0.00

XOS currently has a consensus price target of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 218.18%. Given XOS’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe XOS is more favorable than Bollinger Innovations.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares XOS and Bollinger Innovations”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
XOS	$52.25 million	0.48	-$50.16 million	($4.31)	-0.51
Bollinger Innovations	$9.34 million	0.01	-$457.06 million	N/A	N/A

XOS has higher revenue and earnings than Bollinger Innovations.

Profitability

This table compares XOS and Bollinger Innovations’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
XOS	-66.13%	-128.19%	-40.62%
Bollinger Innovations	-5,005.77%	N/A	-318.48%

Summary

XOS beats Bollinger Innovations on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About XOS

Xos, Inc. is an electric mobility company engaged in manufacturing electric trucks. The firm designs and develops fully electric battery mobility systems specifically for commercial fleets. The company was founded by Dakota Semler and Giordano Sordoni on July 29, 2020 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

About Bollinger Innovations

Mullen Automotive, Inc., an electric vehicle company, manufactures, sells, and distributes electric vehicles. Its products include passenger electric vehicles and commercial vehicles; and provides solid-state polymer battery technology. The company is headquartered in Brea, California.