Head to Head Survey: GreenPower Motor (NASDAQ:GP) and Mercedes-Benz Group (OTCMKTS:MBGYY)

GreenPower Motor (NASDAQ:GP) and Mercedes-Benz Group (OTCMKTS:MBGYY) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Risk and Volatility

GreenPower Motor has a beta of 1.91, meaning that its share price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mercedes-Benz Group has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares GreenPower Motor and Mercedes-Benz Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GreenPower Motor	-105.06%	-561.91%	-47.41%
Mercedes-Benz Group	4.51%	6.59%	2.37%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for GreenPower Motor and Mercedes-Benz Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GreenPower Motor	1	0	0	0	1.00
Mercedes-Benz Group	0	4	0	2	2.67

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares GreenPower Motor and Mercedes-Benz Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GreenPower Motor	$19.85 million	0.12	-$18.66 million	($5.58)	-0.13
Mercedes-Benz Group	$157.56 billion	0.43	$11.05 billion	C$3.15	5.57

Mercedes-Benz Group has higher revenue and earnings than GreenPower Motor. GreenPower Motor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mercedes-Benz Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

1.7% of GreenPower Motor shares are held by institutional investors. 28.1% of GreenPower Motor shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Mercedes-Benz Group beats GreenPower Motor on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About GreenPower Motor

GreenPower Motor Company Inc. designs, manufactures, and distributes electric vehicles for commercial markets in the United States and Canada. The company offers commercial vehicles for delivery, public transit, schools, vanpools, micro-transit, shuttles, and other; and passenger, student, low floor transit, and cargo transportation. It leases its vehicles to customers. GreenPower Motor Company Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About Mercedes-Benz Group

Mercedes-Benz Group AG operates as an automotive company in Germany and internationally. It operates through Mercedes-Benz Cars, Mercedes-Benz Vans, and Mercedes-Benz Mobility segments. The company develops, manufactures, and sells cars and vans under the Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-AMG, Mercedes-Maybach, G-Class brands, as well as related spare parts and accessories. It also provides financing, leasing, car subscription and rental, fleet management, insurance brokerage, and mobility services, as well as digital services for charging and payment. The company was formerly known as Daimler AG and changed its name to Mercedes-Benz Group AG in February 2022. Mercedes-Benz Group AG was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.