Critical Comparison: Stanley Electric (OTCMKTS:STAEF) vs. Innoviz Technologies (NASDAQ:INVZ)

Innoviz Technologies (NASDAQ:INVZ) and Stanley Electric (OTCMKTS:STAEF) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Innoviz Technologies and Stanley Electric”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Innoviz Technologies	$55.09 million	1.30	-$67.79 million	($0.38)	-0.88
Stanley Electric	N/A	N/A	N/A	$145.93	0.14

Stanley Electric has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Innoviz Technologies. Innoviz Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stanley Electric, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Innoviz Technologies and Stanley Electric’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Innoviz Technologies	-153.10%	-118.08%	-61.27%
Stanley Electric	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Innoviz Technologies and Stanley Electric, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Innoviz Technologies	1	0	1	0	2.00
Stanley Electric	0	0	0	0	0.00

Innoviz Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $2.00, indicating a potential upside of 500.42%. Given Innoviz Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Innoviz Technologies is more favorable than Stanley Electric.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

63.3% of Innoviz Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.7% of Stanley Electric shares are held by institutional investors. 11.2% of Innoviz Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Innoviz Technologies beats Stanley Electric on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Stanley Electric

Stanley Electric Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, manufacture, sells, and import/export of automotive and other light bulbs in Japan and internationally. It offers automotive equipment, such as LED and headlamps; rear combination, turn signal, tail, stop, and fog lamps; sensors; automotive LED and light bulbs; electronic products; audio/air-conditioner panels; auto-leveling units; and other accessories and devices. The company provides electronic components, including ultraviolet (UV), visible light, and infrared LEDs; and optical sensors, liquid crystal display (LCD) devices, and UV cold cathode lamps, etc. In addition, it offers applied electronic products, such as LED lighting; operating panels; backlighting units for LCDs; flash units for smartphones, digital cameras, and medical health and industrial equipment; and sensors, etc. Further, the company offers measuring instruments, medical equipment, and other equipment, as well as develops and sells software. Stanley Electric Co., Ltd. was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.