Reviewing Thor Industries (NYSE:THO) and Fly-E Group (NASDAQ:FLYE)

Fly-E Group (NASDAQ:FLYE) and Thor Industries (NYSE:THO) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Fly-E Group and Thor Industries”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fly-E Group	$19.06 million	0.15	-$18.91 million	($11.60)	-0.15
Thor Industries	$9.58 billion	0.43	$258.56 million	$2.31	34.47

Thor Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Fly-E Group. Fly-E Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Thor Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

96.7% of Thor Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.7% of Fly-E Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of Thor Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Fly-E Group and Thor Industries, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fly-E Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
Thor Industries	1	10	3	0	2.14

Thor Industries has a consensus price target of $92.33, indicating a potential upside of 15.95%. Given Thor Industries’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Thor Industries is more favorable than Fly-E Group.

Profitability

This table compares Fly-E Group and Thor Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fly-E Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Thor Industries	2.67%	5.74%	3.51%

Volatility & Risk

Fly-E Group has a beta of -0.61, indicating that its share price is 161% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Thor Industries has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Thor Industries beats Fly-E Group on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Fly-E Group

Fly-E Group, Inc. engages in the designing, installing, and selling of smart electric motorcycles (e-motorcycles), electric bikes, electric scooters, and related accessories under the Fly E-Bike brand in the United States and Canada. It offers e-mopeds, e-motorcycles, e-tricycles, e-bikes, and e-scooters; and traditional bikes. The company also provides accessories and spare parts, including raincoats, gloves, knee pads, storage baskets and tail boxes, smart phone holders, backrests, locks, and branded apparel; and upgrade components for wheels, shock absorbers, brake calipers, and carbon fiber body panels. It also operates retail stores; and offers repair, maintenance, bodywork, and other value added services. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Flushing, New York.

About Thor Industries

THOR Industries, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells recreational vehicles (RVs), and related parts and accessories in the United States, Canada, and Europe. The company offers travel trailers; gasoline and diesel Class A, Class B, and Class C motorhomes; conventional travel trailers and fifth wheels; luxury fifth wheels; and motorcaravans, caravans, campervans, and urban vehicles. It also provides aluminum extrusion and specialized component products to RV and other manufacturers. The company provides its products through independent and non-franchise dealers. THOR Industries, Inc. was incorporated in 1980 and is based in Elkhart, Indiana.