XOS (XOS) Competitors

XOS (NASDAQ:XOS) and Kandi Technologies Group (NASDAQ:KNDI) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in XOS or KNDI?

Kandi Technologies Group received 120 more outperform votes than XOS when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.23% of users gave Kandi Technologies Group an outperform vote while only 47.37% of users gave XOS an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
XOS	Outperform Votes 18 47.37%	Underperform Votes 20 52.63%
Kandi Technologies Group	Outperform Votes 138 59.23%	Underperform Votes 95 40.77%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in XOS or KNDI?

12.9% of XOS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.7% of Kandi Technologies Group shares are held by institutional investors. 39.5% of XOS shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.8% of Kandi Technologies Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is XOS or KNDI more profitable?

Kandi Technologies Group has a net margin of -5.25% compared to XOS's net margin of -71.59%. Kandi Technologies Group's return on equity of -1.53% beat XOS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
XOS	-71.59%	-80.70%	-38.09%
Kandi Technologies Group	-5.25%	-1.53%	-1.21%

Which has more risk and volatility, XOS or KNDI?

XOS has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kandi Technologies Group has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate XOS or KNDI?

XOS presently has a consensus target price of $8.75, suggesting a potential upside of 150.72%. Given XOS's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe XOS is more favorable than Kandi Technologies Group.

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
Kandi Technologies Group	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 KNDI?

In the previous week, XOS had 9 more articles in the media than Kandi Technologies Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for XOS and 1 mentions for Kandi Technologies Group. Kandi Technologies Group's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat XOS's score of -0.34 indicating that Kandi Technologies Group 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)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Kandi Technologies Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, XOS or KNDI?

Kandi Technologies Group has higher revenue and earnings than XOS. Kandi Technologies Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than XOS, 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	0.58	-$75.84M	-$6.17	-0.57
Kandi Technologies Group	$127.57M	0.79	$10K	-$0.58	-2.03

Summary

Kandi Technologies Group beats XOS on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.