Head-To-Head Review: Thunder Power (NASDAQ:AIEV) and VinFast Auto (NASDAQ:VFS)

Thunder Power (NASDAQ:AIEV) and VinFast Auto (NASDAQ:VFS) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

65.0% of Thunder Power shares are held by institutional investors. 5.1% of Thunder Power shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.2% of VinFast Auto shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Thunder Power has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VinFast Auto has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Thunder Power and VinFast Auto’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Thunder Power	N/A	N/A	N/A
VinFast Auto	-160.97%	N/A	-43.11%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Thunder Power and VinFast Auto”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Thunder Power	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
VinFast Auto	$44,019.02 billion	0.00	-$2.40 billion	($1.36)	-2.65

Thunder Power has higher earnings, but lower revenue than VinFast Auto.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Thunder Power and VinFast Auto, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Thunder Power	0	0	0	0	0.00
VinFast Auto	0	1	1	1	3.00

VinFast Auto has a consensus price target of $5.75, indicating a potential upside of 59.72%. Given VinFast Auto’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe VinFast Auto is more favorable than Thunder Power.

Summary

VinFast Auto beats Thunder Power on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Thunder Power

Thunder Power Holdings Limited manufactures passenger electric vehicles. Thunder Power Holdings Limited was founded in 2013 and is based in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Thunder Power Hong Kong Limited operates as a subsidiary of Electric Power Technology Limited.

About VinFast Auto

VinFast Auto Ltd. engages in the design and manufacture of electric vehicles (EV), e-scooters, and e-buses in Vietnam, Canada, and the United States. The company operates through three segments: Automobiles, E-scooter, and Spare Parts & Aftermarket Services. The Automobiles segment offers design, development, manufacturing, and sale of cars and electric buses, and related battery lease and battery charging services for electric cars and buses. The E-scooter segment provides design, development, manufacturing, and sales of e-scooters, and related battery lease and battery charging service for e-scooters. The Spare Parts, and Aftermarket Services segment engages in sale of spare parts and aftermarket services for automobiles and e-scooters. VinFast Auto Ltd. is based in Hai Phong City, Vietnam. VinFast Auto Ltd. is a subsidiary of Vingroup Joint Stock Company.