Holley (NYSE:HLLY – Get Free Report) and Innoviz Technologies (NASDAQ:INVZ – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Risk and Volatility
Holley has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Innoviz Technologies has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Holley and Innoviz Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Holley | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2.33 |
| Innoviz Technologies | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Holley presently has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 58.42%. Innoviz Technologies has a consensus price target of $2.00, indicating a potential upside of 804.98%. Given Innoviz Technologies’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Innoviz Technologies is more favorable than Holley.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
39.7% of Holley shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.3% of Innoviz Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.9% of Holley shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.2% of Innoviz Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Holley and Innoviz Technologies”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Holley | $613.51 million | 0.50 | $19.17 million | $0.15 | 16.83 |
| Innoviz Technologies | $55.09 million | 0.86 | -$67.79 million | ($0.38) | -0.58 |
Holley has higher revenue and earnings than Innoviz Technologies. Innoviz Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Holley, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Holley and Innoviz Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Holley | 1.68% | 8.41% | 3.23% |
| Innoviz Technologies | -153.10% | -118.08% | -61.27% |
Summary
Holley beats Innoviz Technologies on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Holley
Holley Inc. operates as designer, manufacturer, and marketer of automotive aftermarket products for car and truck enthusiasts in the United States, Canada, Europe, and China. Its products span various automotive platforms and sells across multiple channels. The company's performance automotive products include carburetors, fuel pumps, fuel injection systems, nitrous oxide injection systems, superchargers, exhaust headers, mufflers, distributors, ignition components, engine tuners, automotive performance plumbing products; and exhaust products, as well as shifters, converters, transmission kits, transmissions, tuners, and automotive software. It also offers brakes and brake systems, vehicle restoration parts, helmets, head and neck restraints, seat belts, fire suits, and electronic control and monitoring systems. The company sells its products under the Holley, Holley EFI, MSD, Simpson, Powerteq, Accel, and Flowmaster through DTC, E-tailer, warehouse distributor, traditional retailer, and jobber/ installer channels. Holley Inc. was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
About Innoviz Technologies
Innoviz Technologies Ltd. manufactures and sells automotive grade LiDAR sensors and perception software to enable safe autonomous driving at a mass scale. The company offers InnovizOne, a solid-state LiDAR sensor designed for automakers and robotaxis, shuttles, trucks, and delivery companies requiring an automotive-grade and mass-producible solution to achieve autonomy. It also provides InnovizTwo, an automotive-grade LiDAR sensor that offers a solution for all levels of autonomous driving, as well as an option to integrate the perception application in the LiDAR sensor; and perception application, a software application that raw point cloud data from Innoviz LiDAR products into perception outputs. The company operates in Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, and North America. It markets and sells its products through a direct sales organization, as well as through distribution channels. The company is headquartered in Rosh Haayin, Israel.
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