Head to Head Survey: Gogoro (NASDAQ:GGR) & Polestar Automotive Holding UK (NASDAQ:PSNY)

Gogoro (NASDAQ:GGR) and Polestar Automotive Holding UK (NASDAQ:PSNY) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Gogoro and Polestar Automotive Holding UK’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gogoro	-39.69%	-53.23%	-15.73%
Polestar Automotive Holding UK	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk & Volatility

Gogoro has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Polestar Automotive Holding UK has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

15.9% of Gogoro shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.0% of Polestar Automotive Holding UK shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.8% of Gogoro shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Polestar Automotive Holding UK shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Gogoro and Polestar Automotive Holding UK, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gogoro	0	2	0	0	2.00
Polestar Automotive Holding UK	2	4	0	0	1.67

Gogoro currently has a consensus price target of $0.50, suggesting a potential upside of 89.54%. Polestar Automotive Holding UK has a consensus price target of $1.51, suggesting a potential upside of 41.98%. Given Gogoro’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Gogoro is more favorable than Polestar Automotive Holding UK.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Gogoro and Polestar Automotive Holding UK”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gogoro	$304.55 million	0.26	-$123.25 million	($0.45)	-0.59
Polestar Automotive Holding UK	$2.03 billion	1.11	-$1.19 billion	($0.57)	-1.86

Gogoro has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Polestar Automotive Holding UK. Polestar Automotive Holding UK is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gogoro, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Gogoro beats Polestar Automotive Holding UK on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Gogoro

Gogoro Inc. provides battery swapping services in Taiwan, India, and internationally. It also develops Swap and Go battery system that delivers full power to electric-powered two-wheelers. In addition, the company offers battery swapping technology in the form of hardware, software, and service, including Gogoro Smart Batteries, GoStation, Gogoro Network Software & Battery Management Systems, Smartscooter, GoReward, and related components and kits. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Taipei, Taiwan.

About Polestar Automotive Holding UK

Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC manufactures and sells premium electric vehicles. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden.