Cenntro (NASDAQ:CENN) & Vicinity Motor (NASDAQ:VEV) Head to Head Review

Cenntro (NASDAQ:CENN) and Vicinity Motor (NASDAQ:VEV) 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 institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.3% of Vicinity Motor shares are held by institutional investors. 25.2% of Cenntro shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Cenntro and Vicinity Motor, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cenntro	0	0	0	0	N/A
Vicinity Motor	0	0	0	0	N/A

Vicinity Motor has a consensus target price of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 383.87%. Given Vicinity Motor’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Vicinity Motor is more favorable than Cenntro.

Risk and Volatility

Cenntro has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vicinity Motor has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Cenntro and Vicinity Motor’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cenntro	$22.08 million	2.05	-$54.20 million	N/A	N/A
Vicinity Motor	$19.05 million	1.49	-$16.63 million	($0.37)	-1.68

Vicinity Motor has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cenntro.

Profitability

This table compares Cenntro and Vicinity Motor’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cenntro	-245.47%	-38.60%	-27.03%
Vicinity Motor	-87.32%	-54.76%	-24.50%

About Cenntro

Cenntro Inc. designs and manufactures electric light and medium-duty commercial vehicles. Its purpose-built ECVs are designed to serve various corporate and governmental organizations in support of city services, last-mile delivery, and other commercial applications. The company primarily operates in 16 countries across North America, Europe, and Asia. Cenntro Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Freehold, New Jersey.

About Vicinity Motor

Vicinity Motor Corp. designs, builds, and distributes a suite of transit buses for public and commercial use under the Vicinity brand in the United States and Canada. It offers electric, CNG, and clean diesel buses, as well as electric trucks and spare parts. The company was formerly known as Grande West Transportation Group Inc. and changed its name to Vicinity Motor Corp. in March 2021. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Aldergrove, Canada.