Mabuchi Motor (OTCMKTS:MBUMY) & Innoviz Technologies (NASDAQ:INVZ) Head-To-Head Review

Innoviz Technologies (NASDAQ:INVZ) and Mabuchi Motor (OTCMKTS:MBUMY) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Innoviz Technologies and Mabuchi Motor’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Innoviz Technologies	-153.10%	-118.08%	-61.27%
Mabuchi Motor	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Innoviz Technologies and Mabuchi Motor, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Innoviz Technologies	1	0	1	0	2.00
Mabuchi Motor	0	0	0	0	0.00

Innoviz Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $2.00, indicating a potential upside of 479.37%. Given Innoviz Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Innoviz Technologies is more favorable than Mabuchi Motor.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

63.3% of Innoviz Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Mabuchi Motor shares are held by institutional investors. 11.2% of Innoviz Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Innoviz Technologies and Mabuchi Motor”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Innoviz Technologies	$55.09 million	1.34	-$67.79 million	($0.38)	-0.91
Mabuchi Motor	N/A	N/A	N/A	$52.10	0.21

Mabuchi Motor has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Innoviz Technologies. Innoviz Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mabuchi Motor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Innoviz Technologies beats Mabuchi Motor on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Innoviz Technologies

Innoviz Technologies Ltd. manufactures and sells automotive grade LiDAR sensors and perception software to enable safe autonomous driving at a mass scale. The company offers InnovizOne, a solid-state LiDAR sensor designed for automakers and robotaxis, shuttles, trucks, and delivery companies requiring an automotive-grade and mass-producible solution to achieve autonomy. It also provides InnovizTwo, an automotive-grade LiDAR sensor that offers a solution for all levels of autonomous driving, as well as an option to integrate the perception application in the LiDAR sensor; and perception application, a software application that raw point cloud data from Innoviz LiDAR products into perception outputs. The company operates in Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, and North America. It markets and sells its products through a direct sales organization, as well as through distribution channels. The company is headquartered in Rosh Haayin, Israel.

About Mabuchi Motor

Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of small electric motors. It provides motors for use in automotive products, home appliances, power tools, housing equipment, office equipment, health and medical care products, light electric vehicles, collaborative robots, and personal care products. The company sells its products in Japan, Europe, China, the Asia Pacific, and the Americas. Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd. was incorporated in 1926 and is headquartered in Matsudo, Japan.