ECD Automotive Design (NASDAQ:ECDA – Get Free Report) and Isuzu Motors (OTCMKTS:ISUZY – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares ECD Automotive Design and Isuzu Motors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| ECD Automotive Design | -33.06% | N/A | -52.37% |
| Isuzu Motors | 4.08% | 8.71% | 3.98% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares ECD Automotive Design and Isuzu Motors”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| ECD Automotive Design | $24.50 million | 0.00 | -$10.77 million | ($53.00) | -0.00 |
| Isuzu Motors | $23.11 billion | 0.40 | $890.18 million | $1.35 | 9.88 |
Isuzu Motors has higher revenue and earnings than ECD Automotive Design. ECD Automotive Design is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Isuzu Motors, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
ECD Automotive Design has a beta of 0.16, meaning that its stock price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Isuzu Motors has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations for ECD Automotive Design and Isuzu Motors, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| ECD Automotive Design | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Isuzu Motors | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
94.8% of ECD Automotive Design shares are held by institutional investors. 17.8% of ECD Automotive Design shares are held by 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
Isuzu Motors beats ECD Automotive Design on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About ECD Automotive Design
ECD Automotive Design, Inc. engages in the production and sale of customized Land Rover vehicles in the United States. The company also provides repair or upgrade services and extended warranties to customers. It restores various vehicles, including Land Rovers Defenders, Land Rover Series IIA and III, the Range Rover Classic, and Jaguar E-Type. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Kissimmee, Florida.
About Isuzu Motors
Isuzu Motors Limited manufactures and sells commercial vehicles, light commercial vehicles, and diesel engines and components worldwide. Its products include heavy and medium duty trucks and buses, and light-duty trucks; passenger pickup vehicles, pickup trucks, and SUVs; and marine and industrial engines. The company also supplies diesel engines to manufacturers in various fields, including construction machinery, agricultural equipment, power generators, and commercial vessels. In addition, it provides after-sales services; repair services of commercial vehicles and buses; and commercial vehicle leasing, and maintenance contract services. Further, the company manufactures automobile parts and engines. Additionally, it engages in the import, wholesale, supply, and export of vehicles, and components and parts; and logistics management activities, as well as import, assembly, and wholesale of pickup trucks and derivatives. The company was formerly known as Diesel Automobile Industry Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Isuzu Motors Limited in July 1949. Isuzu Motors Limited was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Yokohama-shi, Japan.
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