ECD Automotive Design (NASDAQ:ECDA) and Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID) Head-To-Head Analysis

ECD Automotive Design (NASDAQ:ECDA) and Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Volatility & Risk

ECD Automotive Design has a beta of -1.58, indicating that its share price is 258% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lucid Group has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for ECD Automotive Design and Lucid Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ECD Automotive Design	0	0	1	0	3.00
Lucid Group	1	8	0	0	1.89

ECD Automotive Design presently has a consensus price target of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 749.06%. Lucid Group has a consensus price target of $3.54, indicating a potential upside of 35.63%. Given ECD Automotive Design’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe ECD Automotive Design is more favorable than Lucid Group.

Profitability

This table compares ECD Automotive Design and Lucid Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ECD Automotive Design	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lucid Group	-390.39%	-55.35%	-28.83%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

94.8% of ECD Automotive Design shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of Lucid Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.3% of ECD Automotive Design shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 61.3% of Lucid Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares ECD Automotive Design and Lucid Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ECD Automotive Design	$25.73 million	1.32	-$1.60 million	N/A	N/A
Lucid Group	$668.29 million	9.01	-$2.83 billion	($1.27)	-2.06

ECD Automotive Design has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lucid Group.

Summary

ECD Automotive Design beats Lucid Group on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ECD Automotive Design

ECD Automotive Design, Inc. engages in the production and sale of customized Land Rover vehicles in the United States. The company also provides repair or upgrade services and extended warranties to customers. It restores various vehicles, including Land Rovers Defenders, Land Rover Series IIA and III, the Range Rover Classic, and Jaguar E-Type. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Kissimmee, Florida.

About Lucid Group

Lucid Group, Inc. a technology company, designs, engineers, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles (EV), EV powertrains, and battery systems. It also designs and develops proprietary software in-house for Lucid vehicles. The company sells vehicles directly to consumers through its retail sales network and direct online sales, including Lucid Financial Services. Lucid Group, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Newark, California. Lucid Group, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Ayar Third Investment Company.