Lightning eMotors (NYSE:ZEV – Get Rating) and EMAV (OTCMKTS:EMAV – Get Rating) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

29.5% of Lightning eMotors shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of Lightning eMotors shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Lightning eMotors and EMAV, as provided by MarketBeat.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Lightning eMotors and EMAV's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

EMAV has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lightning eMotors.

Profitability

This table compares Lightning eMotors and EMAV's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Risk and Volatility

Lightning eMotors has a beta of 2.91, indicating that its share price is 191% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EMAV has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Lightning eMotors beats EMAV on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Lightning eMotors

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Lightning eMotors, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells zero-emission commercial fleet vehicles and powertrains to commercial fleets, large enterprises, original equipment manufacturers, and governments in the United States. It offers zero-emission class 3 to 7 battery electric and fuel cell electric vehicles. The company's vehicles comprise cargo and passenger vehicles, school buses, ambulances, shuttle buses, work trucks, city buses, and motorcoaches. It also offers charging systems and charging infrastructure solutions for commercial medium duty vans and motorcoach fleets. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Loveland, Colorado.

About EMAV

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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.

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