Romeo Power (NYSE:RMO – Get Rating) and Isuzu Motors (OTCMKTS:ISUZY – Get Rating) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and risk.
Risk & Volatility
Romeo Power has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Isuzu Motors has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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This table compares Romeo Power and Isuzu Motors' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Romeo Power | -550.95% | -58.91% | -48.49% |
| Isuzu Motors | 4.31% | 8.45% | 4.15% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations for Romeo Power and Isuzu Motors, as reported by MarketBeat.| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Romeo Power | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Isuzu Motors | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Romeo Power presently has a consensus price target of $6.50, indicating a potential upside of 983.33%. Given Romeo Power's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Romeo Power is more favorable than Isuzu Motors.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
26.1% of Romeo Power shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Romeo Power shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Romeo Power and Isuzu Motors' top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Romeo Power | $16.80 million | 6.64 | $10.03 million | ($1.26) | -0.48 |
| Isuzu Motors | $22.40 billion | 0.43 | $1.12 billion | $1.27 | 9.73 |
Isuzu Motors has higher revenue and earnings than Romeo Power. Romeo Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Isuzu Motors, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Isuzu Motors beats Romeo Power on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Romeo Power
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Romeo Power, Inc., an energy storage technology company, designs and manufactures lithium-ion battery modules and packs for vehicle electrification in North America. The company designs and manufactures battery modules, battery packs, and battery management system technologies; and provides non-recurring engineering services, such as design, prototype, and testing services. It serves commercial electric vehicle manufacturers, electric powertrain converters, electric watercraft manufacturers, fleet operators, and automobile, and recreational vehicle manufacturers. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Vernon, California.
About Isuzu Motors
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Isuzu Motors Limited manufactures and sells commercial vehicles, light commercial vehicles, and diesel engines and components worldwide. Its products include heavy and medium duty trucks and buses, and light-duty trucks; passenger pickup vehicles, pickup trucks, tractors, and sport utility vehicles; and marine and industrial engines. The company also offers diesel engines to manufacturers in various fields, including construction machinery, agricultural equipment, power generators, and commercial vessels. In addition, it provides after-sales services; repair services of commercial vehicles and buses; and commercial vehicle leasing, and commercial vehicle maintenance contract services. Further, the company manufactures automobile parts and engines. Additionally, it engages in the import, wholesale, supply, and export of vehicles, and components and parts; and warehousing and transportation activities, as well as import, assembly, and wholesale of pickup trucks and derivatives. The company was formerly known as Diesel Automobile Industry Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Isuzu Motors Limited in July 1949. Isuzu Motors Limited was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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