Niu Technologies (NIU) Competitors

Niu Technologies (NASDAQ:NIU) and Aeva Technologies (NYSE:AEVA) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in NIU or AEVA?

75.1% of Niu Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.9% of Aeva Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 10.2% of Niu Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.2% of Aeva Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend NIU or AEVA?

Aeva Technologies has a consensus target price of $12.33, indicating a potential downside of 23.16%. Given Aeva Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Aeva Technologies is more favorable than Niu Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Niu Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Aeva Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Does the media refer more to NIU or AEVA?

In the previous week, Aeva Technologies had 7 more articles in the media than Niu Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Aeva Technologies and 10 mentions for Niu Technologies. Niu Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Aeva Technologies' score of 0.47 indicating that Niu Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Niu Technologies	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Aeva Technologies	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is NIU or AEVA more profitable?

Niu Technologies has a net margin of -8.53% compared to Aeva Technologies' net margin of -2,018.56%. Niu Technologies' return on equity of -24.22% beat Aeva Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Niu Technologies	-8.53%	-24.22%	-9.95%
Aeva Technologies	-2,018.56%	-78.71%	-66.33%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, NIU or AEVA?

Niu Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Aeva Technologies. Niu Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aeva Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Niu Technologies	$3.47B	0.09	-$38.29M	-$0.31	-13.06
Aeva Technologies	$10.33M	85.50	-$149.33M	-$2.83	-5.67

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NIU or AEVA?

Niu Technologies received 109 more outperform votes than Aeva Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.01% of users gave Niu Technologies an outperform vote while only 55.93% of users gave Aeva Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Niu Technologies	Outperform Votes 142 62.01%	Underperform Votes 87 37.99%
Aeva Technologies	Outperform Votes 33 55.93%	Underperform Votes 26 44.07%

Which has more risk & volatility, NIU or AEVA?

Niu Technologies has a beta of -0.16, meaning that its share price is 116% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aeva Technologies has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Niu Technologies beats Aeva Technologies on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.