Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.S. (OTCMKTS:FOVSY) versus Niu Technologies (NASDAQ:NIU) Head to Head Contrast

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.S. (OTCMKTS:FOVSY) and Niu Technologies (NASDAQ:NIU) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.S. and Niu Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.S.	N/A	N/A	N/A
Niu Technologies	-10.22%	-26.48%	-11.77%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.S. and Niu Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.S.	0	0	0	0	N/A
Niu Technologies	0	0	0	0	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.S. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of Niu Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.2% of Niu Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.S. and Niu Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.S.	N/A	N/A	N/A	$8.56	16.53
Niu Technologies	$2.85 billion	0.07	-$38.29 million	($0.47)	-5.13

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.S. has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Niu Technologies. Niu Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.S., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.S. beats Niu Technologies on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.S.

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.S. engages in the manufacture, assembling, import, export, and sale of motor vehicles and spare parts primarily in Turkey. It offers commercial vehicles, passenger cars, and spare parts; transit and transit custom, and transit courier vehicles; and trucks, as well as engines and powertrain products. Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.S. was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey.

About Niu Technologies

Niu Technologies designs, manufactures, and sells electric scooters in the People’s Republic of China, Europe, and internationally. The company offers RQi, NQi, MQi, SQi, UQi, F, and Gova series smart electric scooters, motorcycles, mopeds, and bicycles; KQi series kick-scooters; BQi series e-bikes; and Niu Aero Sports Bicycles. It also provides accessories and spare parts under the NIU brand name comprising scooter accessories, such as raincoats, gloves, knee pads, storage baskets and tail boxes, smart phone holders, backrests, and locks; lifestyle accessories, which includes T-shirts, coats, jeans, hats, bags, jewelry, notebooks, badges, key chain, and mugs; and performance upgrade components consisting of upgraded wheels, shock absorbers, brake calipers, and carbon fiber body panels. In addition, the company operates NIU app, which provides online repair request, service station locator, theft reporting, smart check, smart services, scooter status, historical riding data, and key diagnostics, as well as NIU cover, which provides insurance services. It sells and services its products through city partners and franchised stores, distributors, third-party e-commerce platforms, and its online store. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China.