Envirotech Vehicles (EVTV) Competitors

AEye (NASDAQ:LIDR) and Envirotech Vehicles (NASDAQ:EVTV) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LIDR or EVTV?

AEye received 7 more outperform votes than Envirotech Vehicles when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AEye	Outperform Votes 7 38.89%	Underperform Votes 11 61.11%
Envirotech Vehicles	N/A	N/A

Is LIDR or EVTV more profitable?

Envirotech Vehicles has a net margin of -789.13% compared to AEye's net margin of -17,554.46%. Envirotech Vehicles' return on equity of -42.63% beat AEye's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AEye	-17,554.46%	-169.57%	-84.39%
Envirotech Vehicles	-789.13%	-42.63%	-35.66%

Does the media favor LIDR or EVTV?

In the previous week, AEye and AEye both had 3 articles in the media. Envirotech Vehicles' average media sentiment score of 0.14 beat AEye's score of 0.00 indicating that Envirotech Vehicles is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AEye	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Envirotech Vehicles	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, LIDR or EVTV?

AEye has a beta of 2.84, meaning that its stock price is 184% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Envirotech Vehicles has a beta of 2.7, meaning that its stock price is 170% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, LIDR or EVTV?

Envirotech Vehicles has higher revenue and earnings than AEye. Envirotech Vehicles is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AEye, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AEye	$202K	59.06	-$87.13M	-$4.71	-0.14
Envirotech Vehicles	$1.73M	2.99	-$12.68M	-$0.63	-0.42

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of LIDR or EVTV?

21.6% of AEye shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.7% of Envirotech Vehicles shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of AEye shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.7% of Envirotech Vehicles shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate LIDR or EVTV?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AEye	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Envirotech Vehicles	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Envirotech Vehicles beats AEye on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.