EMAV (OTCMKTS:EMAV) versus Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ:RIVN) Critical Survey

EMAV (OTCMKTS:EMAV) and Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ:RIVN) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares EMAV and Rivian Automotive’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EMAV	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rivian Automotive	-121.38%	-72.78%	-35.06%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

66.3% of Rivian Automotive shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Rivian Automotive shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares EMAV and Rivian Automotive”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
EMAV	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rivian Automotive	$4.43 billion	2.66	-$5.43 billion	($5.60)	-2.06

EMAV has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Rivian Automotive.

Risk & Volatility

EMAV has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rivian Automotive has a beta of 2.04, suggesting that its share price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for EMAV and Rivian Automotive, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EMAV	0	0	0	0	0.00
Rivian Automotive	1	12	10	0	2.39

Rivian Automotive has a consensus target price of $15.73, suggesting a potential upside of 36.17%. Given Rivian Automotive’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Rivian Automotive is more favorable than EMAV.

Summary

Rivian Automotive beats EMAV on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About EMAV

EMAV Holdings, Inc., a development stage company, operates as an electric motors and vehicles company. It intends to design, assemble, and sell premium electric rugged sport adventure vehicles. The company also seeks to provide commercial electric vehicles, including EMAV power stations, and fleet, delivery, and multi-purpose vehicles for commercial applications, as well as for the military, homeland protection, civil, and law enforcement markets. EMAV Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2010 and is based in Irvine, California.

About Rivian Automotive

Rivian Automotive, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles and accessories. The company offers consumer vehicles, including a two-row, five-passenger pickup truck under the R1T brand, a three-row, seven-passenger sport utility vehicle under the R1S name. It provides consumer services, such as digital financing and leasing, telematics-based insurance, vehicle maintenance and repair services, software services, and charging solutions. In addition, the company designs, develops, manufactures, and operates the Rivian Adventure Network Direct Current fast chargers, and offers access to Combined Charging Standard, as well as FleetOS, a proprietary, end-to-end centralized fleet management subscription platform. Further, it offers Rivian Commercial Van platform for Electric Delivery Van with collaboration with Amazon.com, Inc. The company sells its products directly to customers in the consumer and commercial markets. Rivian Automotive, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is based in Irvine, California.