Mercedes-Benz Group (OTCMKTS:DDAIF – Get Rating) and Fisker (NYSE:FSR – Get Rating) are both car/tire/truck companies, but which company is better? We’ll compare the two companies based on earnings strength, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.
Analyst Notes
This is a summary of current ratings and recommendations for Mercedes-Benz Group and Fisker, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sales Ratings | Hold odds | Buy reviews | Strong buy odds | Rating | |
| Mercedes-Benz Group | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2.87 |
| Fisker | 0 | 4 | seven | 0 | 2.64 |
Mercedes-Benz Group currently has a consensus price target of $89.72, indicating a potential upside of 37.88%. Fisker has a consensus price target of $18.80, indicating a potential upside of 120.14%. Given Fisker’s possible higher upside, analysts clearly believe that Fisker is more favorable than the Mercedes-Benz Group.
Volatility and risk
Mercedes-Benz Group has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. In comparison, Fisker has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a volatility profile similar to that of the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares net margins, return on equity and return on assets of Mercedes-Benz Group and Fisker.
| Net margins | Return on equity | return on assets | |
| Mercedes-Benz Group | 14.24% | 19.67% | 4.99% |
| Fisker | -438,496.81% | -48.47% | -28.61% |
Valuation and benefits
This chart compares revenue, earnings per share (EPS), and valuation of Mercedes-Benz Group and Fisker.
| Gross revenue | Price/sales ratio | Net revenue | Earnings per share | Price/earnings ratio | |
| Mercedes-Benz Group | $198.74 billion | N / A | $27.22 billion | $25.12 | 2.59 |
| Fisker | $110,000.00 | 23,041.70 | -$471.34 million | ($1.41) | -6.06 |
Mercedes-Benz Group has higher revenue and profit than Fisker. Fisker trades at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mercedes-Benz Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
28.8% of Fisker shares are held by institutional investors. 25.0% of Fisker shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership indicates that hedge funds, large fund managers, and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Mercedes-Benz Group beats Fisker on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
Mercedes-Benz Group Company Profile (Get a rating)
Mercedes-Benz Group AG operates as an automotive company in Germany and abroad. The company develops, manufactures and sells passenger cars comprising premium and luxury vehicles of the Mercedes-Benz brand, including the Mercedes-AMG, G-Class, Mercedes-Maybach and Mercedes-EQ brands, as well as small cars under the brand smart brand; the Mercedes-Benz ecosystem under the Mercedes me brand; and vans under the Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner brands, as well as related spare parts and accessories. It also offers financing and leasing formulas for end customers and dealers; automobile insurance brokerage and banking services; car subscription and rental, and fleet management, as well as digital charging and payment services; and mobility services. The company was previously known as Daimler AG and changed its name to Mercedes-Benz Group AG in February 2022. Mercedes-Benz Group AG was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.
Fisker Company Profile (Get a rating)
Fisker Inc. develops, manufactures, markets, leases or sells electric vehicles. The company is also involved in the asset-light automotive sector. It operates through The White Space, The Value Segment and The Conservative Premium segments. Additionally, the company offers independent fisker flexible platform design, a process that develops and designs electric vehicles in a specific segment size. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Manhattan Beach, California.
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