Beam Global (NASDAQ:BEEM – Get Free Report) and WeRide (NASDAQ:WRD – 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.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
26.6% of Beam Global shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of Beam Global 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.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Beam Global and WeRide, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Beam Global | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.40 |
| WeRide | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.60 |
Profitability
This table compares Beam Global and WeRide’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Beam Global | -105.89% | -61.03% | -37.12% |
| WeRide | -329.54% | -24.31% | -22.06% |
Risk & Volatility
Beam Global has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WeRide has a beta of 4.32, indicating that its share price is 332% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Beam Global and WeRide”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Beam Global | $27.67 million | 1.13 | -$11.28 million | ($1.91) | -0.86 |
| WeRide | $49.47 million | 63.12 | -$350.09 million | ($0.84) | -11.48 |
Beam Global has higher earnings, but lower revenue than WeRide. WeRide is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Beam Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
WeRide beats Beam Global on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Beam Global
Beam Global, a clean-technology innovation company, engages in the design, development, engineering, manufacture, and sale of renewably energized infrastructure products and battery solutions. Its product portfolio includes EV ARC (electric vehicle autonomous renewable charger), an infrastructure product that uses integrated solar power and battery storage to provide a mounting asset and a source of power for factory installed electric vehicle charging stations; Solar Tree DCFC, an off-grid, renewably energized, and single-column mounted smart generation and energy storage system to provide a 150kW DC fast charge to one or more electric vehicles, such as electric buses, heavy-duty vehicles, agricultural equipment, public transportation, and electric vehicles used in the construction industry; and EV ARC DCFC, a DC fast charging system for charging EVs. The company is also involved in the development of EV-Standard, a lamp standard, EV charging, and emergency power product that uses an existing streetlamp's foundation and a combination of solar, wind, grid connection, and onboard energy storage to provide curbside charging; and UAV ARC, an off-grid and renewably energized product and network used to charge aerial drone (UAV) fleets. It offers its solutions for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, energy storage, energy security, disaster preparedness, street lighting, telecommunications, energy infrastructure, and outdoor media and branding industries. The company was formerly known as Envision Solar International, Inc. and changed its name to Beam Global in September 2020. Beam Global was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
About WeRide
WeRide, Inc. engages in the development of an autonomous driving technology platform. It offers Robotaxi, Robobus, Robovan, Robosweeper, and advanced driving solutions, providing smart services in online ride-hailing, on-demand transport, urban logistics, and environmental sanitation. The company was founded by Tony Xu Han and Yan Li in February 2017 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, China.
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