EVgo (EVGO) Competitors

EVgo (NYSE:EVGO) and Driven Brands (NASDAQ:DRVN) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends and earnings.

Which has more risk & volatility, EVGO or DRVN?

EVgo has a beta of 1.99, indicating that its stock price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Driven Brands has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor EVGO or DRVN?

In the previous week, EVgo had 5 more articles in the media than Driven Brands. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for EVgo and 3 mentions for Driven Brands. Driven Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat EVgo's score of 0.24 indicating that Driven Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
EVgo	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Driven Brands	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in EVGO or DRVN?

15.2% of EVgo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.0% of Driven Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 73.5% of EVgo shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Driven Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings & valuation, EVGO or DRVN?

Driven Brands has higher revenue and earnings than EVgo. EVgo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Driven Brands, 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
EVgo	$54.59M	17.54	-$27.58M	-$0.51	-6.27
Driven Brands	$2.03B	0.99	$43.19M	$0.78	15.46

Is EVGO or DRVN more profitable?

Driven Brands has a net margin of 5.99% compared to EVgo's net margin of -33.22%. Driven Brands' return on equity of 10.41% beat EVgo's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EVgo	-33.22%	N/A	-4.13%
Driven Brands	5.99%	10.41%	2.65%

Do analysts rate EVGO or DRVN?

EVgo presently has a consensus price target of $7.91, suggesting a potential upside of 147.19%. Driven Brands has a consensus price target of $26.50, suggesting a potential upside of 119.73%. Given EVgo's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe EVgo is more favorable than Driven Brands.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EVgo	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Driven Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EVGO or DRVN?

Driven Brands received 16 more outperform votes than EVgo when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.46% of users gave Driven Brands an outperform vote while only 34.78% of users gave EVgo an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EVgo	Outperform Votes 16 34.78%	Underperform Votes 30 65.22%
Driven Brands	Outperform Votes 32 52.46%	Underperform Votes 29 47.54%

Summary

Driven Brands beats EVgo on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.