U Power (UCAR) Competitors

XOS (NASDAQ:XOS) and U Power (NASDAQ:UCAR) 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 risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, XOS or UCAR?

U Power has lower revenue, but higher earnings than XOS.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
XOS	$55.96M	0.48	-$50.16M	-$6.17	-0.53
U Power	$6.07M	1.46	-$6.57M	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility & risk, XOS or UCAR?

XOS has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, U Power has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is XOS or UCAR more profitable?

U Power has a net margin of 0.00% compared to XOS's net margin of -91.56%. U Power's return on equity of 0.00% beat XOS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
XOS	-91.56%	-129.56%	-46.18%
U Power	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts prefer XOS or UCAR?

XOS presently has a consensus price target of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 176.07%. Given XOS's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe XOS is more favorable than U Power.

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
U Power	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media refer more to XOS or UCAR?

In the previous week, XOS had 12 more articles in the media than U Power. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for XOS and 3 mentions for U Power. U Power's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat XOS's score of 0.46 indicating that U Power is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
XOS	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
U Power	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

12.9% of XOS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.2% of U Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.9% of XOS shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

XOS beats U Power on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.