Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD – Get Rating) and Atlis Motor Vehicles (NASDAQ:AMV – Get Rating) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.
Profitability
This table compares Blue Bird and Atlis Motor Vehicles' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Get Blue Bird alerts:| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Blue Bird | -3.41% | -132.71% | -4.65% |
| Atlis Motor Vehicles | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Blue Bird and Atlis Motor Vehicles' gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Blue Bird | $683.99 million | 0.53 | -$290,000.00 | ($0.82) | -13.83 |
| Atlis Motor Vehicles | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
92.3% of Blue Bird shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.2% of Blue Bird shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Blue Bird and Atlis Motor Vehicles, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Blue Bird | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Atlis Motor Vehicles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Blue Bird presently has a consensus price target of $20.17, suggesting a potential upside of 77.84%. Given Blue Bird's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Blue Bird is more favorable than Atlis Motor Vehicles.
Summary
Blue Bird beats Atlis Motor Vehicles on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Blue Bird
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Blue Bird Corporation designs, engineers, manufactures, and sells school buses and related parts in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Bus and Parts. The company offers Type C, Type D, and specialty buses; and alternative fuel applications through its propane powered, gasoline powered, compressed natural gas powered, and electric powered school buses. Blue Bird Corporation sells its products through a network of dealers, as well as directly to fleet operators, the United States government, and state governments; and maintains a parts distribution center. Blue Bird Corporation was formerly known as Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. The company was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Macon, Georgia.
About Atlis Motor Vehicles
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Atlis Motor Vehicles, Inc. develops and manufactures electric vehicle trucks and charging infrastructure. The company offers ATLIS Energy, a superior battery technology solution; ATLIS Charging, an advanced charging station; ATLIS XP; and ATLIS XT pickup truck. Its target customers for the Atlis XT are work vehicle fleet owners and individual buyers; and Atlis XP Platform are work vehicle and upfit vehicle manufacturers. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Mesa, Arizona.
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