Head-To-Head Survey: Ford Motor (NYSE:F) versus Mullen Automotive (NASDAQ:MULN)

Mullen Automotive (NASDAQ:MULN) and Ford Motor (NYSE:F) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

11.7% of Mullen Automotive shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.7% of Ford Motor shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.6% of Mullen Automotive shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Ford Motor shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Mullen Automotive and Ford Motor’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mullen Automotive	N/A	-333.18%	-146.78%
Ford Motor	3.18%	16.88%	2.64%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Mullen Automotive and Ford Motor”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mullen Automotive	$1.09 million	12.24	-$457.06 million	N/A	N/A
Ford Motor	$184.99 billion	0.20	$4.35 billion	$1.46	6.34

Ford Motor has higher revenue and earnings than Mullen Automotive.

Risk and Volatility

Mullen Automotive has a beta of 1.89, meaning that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ford Motor has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Mullen Automotive and Ford Motor, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mullen Automotive	0	0	0	0	0.00
Ford Motor	3	8	4	0	2.07

Ford Motor has a consensus target price of $12.04, suggesting a potential upside of 30.15%. Given Ford Motor’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ford Motor is more favorable than Mullen Automotive.

Summary

Ford Motor beats Mullen Automotive on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mullen Automotive

Mullen Automotive, Inc., an electric vehicle company, manufactures, sells, and distributes electric vehicles. Its products include passenger electric vehicles and commercial vehicles; and provides solid-state polymer battery technology. The company is headquartered in Brea, California.

About Ford Motor

Ford Motor Company develops, delivers, and services a range of Ford trucks, commercial cars and vans, sport utility vehicles, and Lincoln luxury vehicles worldwide. It operates through Ford Blue, Ford Model e, and Ford Pro; Ford Next; and Ford Credit segments. The company sells Ford and Lincoln vehicles, service parts, and accessories through distributors and dealers, as well as through dealerships to commercial fleet customers, daily rental car companies, and governments. It also engages in vehicle-related financing and leasing activities to and through automotive dealers. In addition, the company provides retail installment sale contracts for new and used vehicles; and direct financing leases for new vehicles to retail and commercial customers, such as leasing companies, government entities, daily rental companies, and fleet customers. Further, it offers wholesale loans to dealers to finance the purchase of vehicle inventory; and loans to dealers to finance working capital and enhance dealership facilities, purchase dealership real estate, and other dealer vehicle programs. The company was incorporated in 1903 and is based in Dearborn, Michigan.