Niu Technologies (NASDAQ:NIU – Get Free Report) and Faraday Future Intelligent Electric (NASDAQ:FFAI – Get Free Report) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.
Profitability
This table compares Niu Technologies and Faraday Future Intelligent Electric’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Niu Technologies | -2.17% | -10.85% | -3.12% |
| Faraday Future Intelligent Electric | -57,277.86% | -2,531.03% | -96.32% |
Risk & Volatility
Niu Technologies has a beta of -0.07, meaning that its stock price is 107% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Faraday Future Intelligent Electric has a beta of 5.69, meaning that its stock price is 469% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Niu Technologies | $616.02 million | 0.30 | -$5.63 million | ($0.18) | -13.06 |
| Faraday Future Intelligent Electric | $540,000.00 | 204.63 | -$390.70 million | ($1.86) | -0.20 |
Niu Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Faraday Future Intelligent Electric. Niu Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Faraday Future Intelligent Electric, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Niu Technologies and Faraday Future Intelligent Electric, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Niu Technologies | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
| Faraday Future Intelligent Electric | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Niu Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 48.94%. Faraday Future Intelligent Electric has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 1,275.14%. Given Faraday Future Intelligent Electric’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Faraday Future Intelligent Electric is more favorable than Niu Technologies.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
75.1% of Niu Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.7% of Faraday Future Intelligent Electric shares are held by institutional investors. 10.2% of Niu Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Faraday Future Intelligent Electric shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Niu Technologies beats Faraday Future Intelligent Electric on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Niu Technologies
Niu Technologies designs, manufactures, and sells electric scooters in the People’s Republic of China, Europe, and internationally. The company offers RQi, NQi, MQi, SQi, UQi, F, and Gova series smart electric scooters, motorcycles, mopeds, and bicycles; KQi series kick-scooters; BQi series e-bikes; and Niu Aero Sports Bicycles. It also provides accessories and spare parts under the NIU brand name comprising scooter accessories, such as raincoats, gloves, knee pads, storage baskets and tail boxes, smart phone holders, backrests, and locks; lifestyle accessories, which includes T-shirts, coats, jeans, hats, bags, jewelry, notebooks, badges, key chain, and mugs; and performance upgrade components consisting of upgraded wheels, shock absorbers, brake calipers, and carbon fiber body panels. In addition, the company operates NIU app, which provides online repair request, service station locator, theft reporting, smart check, smart services, scooter status, historical riding data, and key diagnostics, as well as NIU cover, which provides insurance services. It sells and services its products through city partners and franchised stores, distributors, third-party e-commerce platforms, and its online store. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China.
About Faraday Future Intelligent Electric
Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, engineering, sale, and distribution of electric vehicles and related products in the United States and internationally. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Gardena, California.
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