Lion Electric (LEV) Competitors

Lion Electric (NYSE:LEV) and Aeva Technologies (NYSE:AEVA) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LEV or AEVA?

52.7% of Lion Electric shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.9% of Aeva Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 16.6% of Lion Electric shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.1% of Aeva Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, LEV or AEVA?

Lion Electric has higher revenue and earnings than Aeva Technologies. Aeva Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lion Electric, 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
Lion Electric	$253.50M	0.17	-$103.77M	-$0.59	-0.32
Aeva Technologies	$7.98M	23.30	-$149.33M	-$3.09	-1.12

Do analysts prefer LEV or AEVA?

Lion Electric currently has a consensus target price of $1.46, suggesting a potential upside of 678.88%. Aeva Technologies has a consensus target price of $10.53, suggesting a potential upside of 205.07%. Given Lion Electric's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lion Electric is more favorable than Aeva Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lion Electric	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Aeva Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has more volatility & risk, LEV or AEVA?

Lion Electric has a beta of 2.14, suggesting that its stock price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aeva Technologies has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer LEV or AEVA?

In the previous week, Lion Electric had 4 more articles in the media than Aeva Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Lion Electric and 2 mentions for Aeva Technologies. Aeva Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Lion Electric's score of 0.10 indicating that Aeva Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lion Electric	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Aeva Technologies	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is LEV or AEVA more profitable?

Lion Electric has a net margin of -74.35% compared to Aeva Technologies' net margin of -2,018.56%. Lion Electric's return on equity of -32.42% beat Aeva Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lion Electric	-74.35%	-32.42%	-12.99%
Aeva Technologies	-2,018.56%	-78.71%	-66.33%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LEV or AEVA?

Lion Electric received 12 more outperform votes than Aeva Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 52.94% of users gave Aeva Technologies an outperform vote while only 45.88% of users gave Lion Electric an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lion Electric	Outperform Votes 39 45.88%	Underperform Votes 46 54.12%
Aeva Technologies	Outperform Votes 27 52.94%	Underperform Votes 24 47.06%

Summary

Lion Electric beats Aeva Technologies on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.