Critical Contrast: Lobo EV Technologies (NASDAQ:LOBO) vs. Gogoro (NASDAQ:GGR)

Gogoro (NASDAQ:GGR) and Lobo EV Technologies (NASDAQ:LOBO) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Gogoro and Lobo EV Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gogoro	1	0	0	0	1.00
Lobo EV Technologies	1	0	0	0	1.00

Insider & Institutional Ownership

15.9% of Gogoro shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.8% of Gogoro shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Gogoro has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lobo EV Technologies has a beta of 2.68, meaning that its share price is 168% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Gogoro and Lobo EV Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gogoro	-24.98%	-55.12%	-10.59%
Lobo EV Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Gogoro and Lobo EV Technologies”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gogoro	$281.48 million	0.13	-$79.97 million	($4.72)	-0.54
Lobo EV Technologies	$23.22 million	0.28	-$5.48 million	N/A	N/A

Lobo EV Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Gogoro.

Summary

Lobo EV Technologies beats Gogoro on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Gogoro

Gogoro Inc. provides battery swapping services in Taiwan, India, and internationally. It also develops Swap and Go battery system that delivers full power to electric-powered two-wheelers. In addition, the company offers battery swapping technology in the form of hardware, software, and service, including Gogoro Smart Batteries, GoStation, Gogoro Network Software & Battery Management Systems, Smartscooter, GoReward, and related components and kits. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Taipei, Taiwan.

About Lobo EV Technologies

Lobo EV Technologies Ltd. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells e-bicycles, e-mopeds, e-tricycles, and electric off-highway four-wheeled shuttles in the People’s Republic of China. The company operates through two segments, Electric Vehicles and Accessories Sales, and Software Royalties and Development and Design Services. It offers two-wheeled electric vehicles, such as e-bicycles and e-mopeds; three-wheeled electric vehicles comprising e-tricycles; and electric off-highway four-wheeled shuttles, including golf carts and mobility scooters for the elderly and disabled persons. The company provides automobile information and entertainment software development and design services for automotive electronics, such as multimedia interactive systems, multifunctional rear-view mirrors, and dash-cams. The company was formerly known as LOBO AI Technologies Ltd. and changed its name to Lobo EV Technologies Ltd. in December 2021. Lobo EV Technologies Ltd. was incorporated in 2021 and is headquartered in Wuxi, China. Lobo EV Technologies Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Wealthford Capital Ltd.