AEye (LIDR) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor XOS or LIDR?

XOS received 11 more outperform votes than AEye when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 47.37% of users gave XOS an outperform vote while only 35.00% of users gave AEye an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
XOS	Outperform Votes 18 47.37%	Underperform Votes 20 52.63%
AEye	Outperform Votes 7 35.00%	Underperform Votes 13 65.00%

Is XOS or LIDR more profitable?

XOS has a net margin of -71.59% compared to AEye's net margin of -17,554.46%. XOS's return on equity of -80.70% beat AEye's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
XOS	-71.59%	-80.70%	-38.09%
AEye	-17,554.46%	-169.57%	-84.39%

Which has better earnings and valuation, XOS or LIDR?

XOS has higher revenue and earnings than AEye. XOS 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
XOS	$48.68M	0.55	-$75.84M	-$6.17	-0.52
AEye	$246K	67.17	-$87.13M	-$3.56	-0.24

Which has more volatility & risk, XOS or LIDR?

XOS has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AEye has a beta of 2.63, meaning that its stock price is 163% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend XOS or LIDR?

XOS presently has a consensus price target of $8.75, suggesting a potential upside of 171.74%. Given XOS's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe XOS is more favorable than AEye.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
XOS	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
AEye	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

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

12.9% of XOS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.6% of AEye shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.9% of XOS shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.9% of AEye shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to XOS or LIDR?

In the previous week, XOS and XOS both had 3 articles in the media. AEye's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat XOS's score of 0.62 indicating that AEye is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Summary

XOS beats AEye on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.