Aeva Technologies (AEVA) Competitors

Aeva Technologies (NYSE:AEVA) and Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and risk.

Is AEVA or BLBD more profitable?

Blue Bird has a net margin of 8.05% compared to Aeva Technologies' net margin of -2,018.56%. Blue Bird's return on equity of 75.22% beat Aeva Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aeva Technologies	-2,018.56%	-78.71%	-66.33%
Blue Bird	8.05%	75.22%	22.07%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AEVA or BLBD?

Blue Bird received 303 more outperform votes than Aeva Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.01% of users gave Blue Bird an outperform vote while only 54.55% of users gave Aeva Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Aeva Technologies	Outperform Votes 30 54.55%	Underperform Votes 25 45.45%
Blue Bird	Outperform Votes 333 62.01%	Underperform Votes 204 37.99%

Which has more volatility & risk, AEVA or BLBD?

Aeva Technologies has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blue Bird has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, AEVA or BLBD?

Blue Bird has higher revenue and earnings than Aeva Technologies. Aeva Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Blue Bird, 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
Aeva Technologies	$9.07M	43.03	-$149.33M	-$2.86	-2.49
Blue Bird	$1.34B	0.83	$105.55M	$3.23	10.73

Does the media favor AEVA or BLBD?

In the previous week, Blue Bird had 3 more articles in the media than Aeva Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Blue Bird and 7 mentions for Aeva Technologies. Blue Bird's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Aeva Technologies' score of 0.73 indicating that Blue Bird is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Aeva Technologies	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Blue Bird	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AEVA or BLBD?

62.9% of Aeva Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Blue Bird shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.1% of Aeva Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Blue Bird shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend AEVA or BLBD?

Aeva Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $7.14, indicating a potential upside of 0.20%. Blue Bird has a consensus target price of $57.36, indicating a potential upside of 65.53%. Given Blue Bird's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Blue Bird is more favorable than Aeva Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aeva Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Blue Bird	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Summary

Blue Bird beats Aeva Technologies on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.