Hyzon Motors - HYZN Competitors

Lordstown Motors (NASDAQ:RIDE) and Hyzon Motors (NASDAQ:HYZN) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, RIDE or HYZN?

Hyzon Motors has higher revenue and earnings than Lordstown Motors. Hyzon Motors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lordstown Motors, 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
Lordstown Motors	N/A	N/A	-$410.37 million	-$1.10	-2.51
Hyzon Motors	$6.05 million	95.88	-$13.85 million	-$0.12	-19.50

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of RIDE or HYZN?

45.5% of Lordstown Motors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.3% of Hyzon Motors shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Lordstown Motors shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.6% of Hyzon Motors shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to RIDE or HYZN?

In the previous week, Hyzon Motors had 2 more articles in the media than Lordstown Motors. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Hyzon Motors and 11 mentions for Lordstown Motors. Lordstown Motors' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Hyzon Motors' score of 0.94 indicating that Lordstown Motors is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lordstown Motors	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hyzon Motors	3 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RIDE or HYZN?

Lordstown Motors received 1 more outperform votes than Hyzon Motors when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 31.82% of users gave Hyzon Motors an outperform vote while only 20.00% of users gave Lordstown Motors an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lordstown Motors	Outperform Votes 8 20.00%	Underperform Votes 32 80.00%
Hyzon Motors	Outperform Votes 7 31.82%	Underperform Votes 15 68.18%

Is RIDE or HYZN more profitable?

Hyzon Motors' return on equity of -34.50% beat Lordstown Motors' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lordstown Motors	N/A	-59.09%	-47.39%
Hyzon Motors	N/A	-34.50%	-21.35%

Do analysts prefer RIDE or HYZN?

Lordstown Motors presently has a consensus price target of $3.79, suggesting a potential upside of 37.16%. Hyzon Motors has a consensus price target of $7.78, suggesting a potential upside of 232.53%. Given Hyzon Motors' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hyzon Motors is more favorable than Lordstown Motors.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lordstown Motors	5 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.17
Hyzon Motors	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.89

Which has more risk and volatility, RIDE or HYZN?

Lordstown Motors has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hyzon Motors has a beta of 2.21, indicating that its share price is 121% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Hyzon Motors beats Lordstown Motors on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.