Microvast (MVST) Competitors

Microvast (NASDAQ:MVST) and QuantumScape (NYSE:QS) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.

Is MVST or QS more profitable?

QuantumScape has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Microvast's net margin of -30.88%. Microvast's return on equity of -22.10% beat QuantumScape's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Microvast	-30.88%	-22.10%	-11.19%
QuantumScape	N/A	-40.40%	-34.69%

Do analysts rate MVST or QS?

Microvast presently has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 76.47%. QuantumScape has a consensus price target of $5.13, indicating a potential upside of 34.38%. Given Microvast's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Microvast is more favorable than QuantumScape.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Microvast	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
QuantumScape	3 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.63

Does the media favor MVST or QS?

In the previous week, QuantumScape had 3 more articles in the media than Microvast. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for QuantumScape and 12 mentions for Microvast. QuantumScape's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Microvast's score of 0.16 indicating that QuantumScape is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Microvast	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
QuantumScape	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MVST or QS?

QuantumScape received 7 more outperform votes than Microvast when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 46.15% of users gave Microvast an outperform vote while only 25.68% of users gave QuantumScape an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Microvast	Outperform Votes 12 46.15%	Underperform Votes 14 53.85%
QuantumScape	Outperform Votes 19 25.68%	Underperform Votes 55 74.32%

Which has more risk and volatility, MVST or QS?

Microvast has a beta of 2.54, meaning that its stock price is 154% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, QuantumScape has a beta of 4.37, meaning that its stock price is 337% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MVST or QS?

Microvast has higher revenue and earnings than QuantumScape. QuantumScape is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Microvast, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Microvast	$379.80M	1.46	-$106.34M	-$0.56	-3.04
QuantumScape	N/A	N/A	-$477.94M	-$0.94	-4.06

Do institutionals & insiders believe in MVST or QS?

20.7% of Microvast shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.9% of QuantumScape shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.8% of Microvast shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.0% of QuantumScape shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Microvast beats QuantumScape on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.