Lightning eMotors (ZEV) Competitors

Bird Global (NYSE:BRDS) and Lightning eMotors (NYSE:ZEV) 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 profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, community ranking and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BRDS or ZEV?

Lightning eMotors received 17 more outperform votes than Bird Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 51.43% of users gave Lightning eMotors an outperform vote while only 7.14% of users gave Bird Global an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bird Global	Outperform Votes 1 7.14%	Underperform Votes 13 92.86%
Lightning eMotors	Outperform Votes 18 51.43%	Underperform Votes 17 48.57%

Do analysts prefer BRDS or ZEV?

Lightning eMotors has a consensus target price of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 14,145.01%. Given Bird Global's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lightning eMotors is more favorable than Bird Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bird Global	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Lightning eMotors	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BRDS or ZEV?

25.2% of Lightning eMotors shares are held by institutional investors. 29.7% of Bird Global shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Lightning eMotors shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to BRDS or ZEV?

In the previous week, Lightning eMotors had 1 more articles in the media than Bird Global. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Lightning eMotors and 0 mentions for Bird Global. Lightning eMotors' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Bird Global'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Bird Global	Neutral
Lightning eMotors	Neutral

Is BRDS or ZEV more profitable?

Bird Global has a net margin of -54.42% compared to Bird Global's net margin of -221.51%. Bird Global's return on equity of -221.78% beat Lightning eMotors' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bird Global	-54.42%	-793.84%	-51.28%
Lightning eMotors	-221.51%	-221.78%	-69.89%

Which has more volatility and risk, BRDS or ZEV?

Bird Global has a beta of 2.53, suggesting that its stock price is 153% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lightning eMotors has a beta of 2.69, suggesting that its stock price is 169% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BRDS or ZEV?

Lightning eMotors has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bird Global. Bird Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lightning eMotors, 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
Bird Global	$220.39M	0.00	-$358.74M	-$8.45	0.00
Lightning eMotors	$24.69M	0.01	$15.17M	-$11.19	0.00

Summary

Lightning eMotors beats Bird Global on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.