Critical Contrast: SRIVARU (NASDAQ:SVMH) versus REV Group (NYSE:REVG)

SRIVARU (NASDAQ:SVMH) and REV Group (NYSE:REVG) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares SRIVARU and REV Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SRIVARU	$40,000.00	142.19	-$11.43 million	N/A	N/A
REV Group	$2.32 billion	0.82	$257.60 million	$1.78	20.79

REV Group has higher revenue and earnings than SRIVARU.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for SRIVARU and REV Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SRIVARU	0	0	0	0	0.00
REV Group	2	0	2	0	2.00

REV Group has a consensus price target of $34.63, suggesting a potential downside of 6.42%. Given REV Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe REV Group is more favorable than SRIVARU.

Risk & Volatility

SRIVARU has a beta of -1.56, meaning that its share price is 256% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, REV Group has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

6.7% of SRIVARU shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.2% of SRIVARU shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of REV Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares SRIVARU and REV Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SRIVARU	N/A	N/A	N/A
REV Group	10.82%	17.74%	5.71%

Summary

REV Group beats SRIVARU on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SRIVARU

Mobiv Acquisition Corp is a blank check company. It focuses on effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. Mobiv Acquisition Corp is based in Newark, Delaware.

About REV Group

REV Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and distributes specialty vehicles, and related aftermarket parts and services in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Fire & Emergency, Commercial, and Recreation. The Fire & Emergency segment provides fire apparatus equipment under the Emergency One, Kovatch Mobile Equipment, Ferrara, Spartan Emergency Response, Smeal, Spartan Fire Chassis, and Ladder Tower brand names; and ambulances under the American Emergency Vehicles, Horton Emergency Vehicles, Leader Emergency Vehicles, Road Rescue, and Wheeled Coach brand names. The Commercial segment offers transit buses, type A school buses, sweepers, and terminal trucks under the Collins Bus, Eldorado National (California), Magellan, Capacity, and LayMor brand names. The Recreation segment offers motorized and towable RV models under the American Coach, Fleetwood RV, Holiday Rambler, Renegade RV, Midwest Automotive Designs, and Lance Camper brands; and produces a range of custom molded fiberglass products. The company sells its products to municipalities, government agencies, private contractors, consumers, and industrial and commercial end users through its direct sales force or dealer network. The company was formerly known as Allied Specialty Vehicles, Inc. and changed its name to REV Group, Inc. in November 2015. REV Group, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Brookfield, Wisconsin.