Reviewing Jiuzi (NASDAQ:JZXN) & GreenPower Motor (NASDAQ:GP)

GreenPower Motor (NASDAQ:GP) and Jiuzi (NASDAQ:JZXN) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares GreenPower Motor and Jiuzi’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%
Jiuzi	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for GreenPower Motor and Jiuzi, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GreenPower Motor	1	0	0	0	1.00
Jiuzi	1	0	0	0	1.00

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares GreenPower Motor and Jiuzi”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GreenPower Motor	$19.85 million	0.13	-$18.66 million	($5.58)	-0.15
Jiuzi	$97,465.00	25.00	-$59.13 million	N/A	N/A

GreenPower Motor has higher revenue and earnings than Jiuzi.

Volatility & Risk

GreenPower Motor has a beta of 1.91, suggesting that its share price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jiuzi has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

1.7% of GreenPower Motor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.6% of Jiuzi shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.1% of GreenPower Motor shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 60.5% of Jiuzi shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Jiuzi beats GreenPower Motor on 5 of the 9 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 Jiuzi

Jiuzi Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiary, Zhejiang Jiuzi New Energy Vehicles Co., Ltd., franchises and operates retail stores under the Jiuzi brand that sell new energy vehicles, plug-in electric vehicles, and related components and parts in the People’s Republic of China. It provides corporate investment consulting services. The company also engages in new energy vehicle retail, new energy vehicle component sales, new energy vehicle battery sales, vehicle audio equipment and electronics sales, vehicle ornament sales, technology service and development, marketing planning, vehicle rentals, etc. In addition, it is involved in the research and development of automotive components and part and technical service; sales of electrical accessories for new energy vehicles; sales of charging/battery swap infrastructure for new energy vehicles; sales of electricity chargers, and sales of automotive spare parts and accessories, as well as in the management services of supply chain, automobiles sales, and whole vehicle sales of new energy cars. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Hangzhou, the People’s Republic of China.