Critical Analysis: Faraday Future Intelligent Electric (NASDAQ:FFIE) versus Stagecoach Group (OTCMKTS:SAGKF)

Faraday Future Intelligent Electric (NASDAQ:FFIE) and Stagecoach Group (OTCMKTS:SAGKF) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Faraday Future Intelligent Electric and Stagecoach Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Faraday Future Intelligent Electric	0	0	0	0	N/A
Stagecoach Group	0	0	0	0	N/A

Risk & Volatility

Faraday Future Intelligent Electric has a beta of 5.73, meaning that its share price is 473% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stagecoach Group has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Faraday Future Intelligent Electric and Stagecoach Group’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Faraday Future Intelligent Electric	$786,000.00	71.87	-$431.74 million	($128.95)	0.00
Stagecoach Group	$1.22 billion	0.58	$44.06 million	N/A	N/A

Stagecoach Group has higher revenue and earnings than Faraday Future Intelligent Electric.

Profitability

This table compares Faraday Future Intelligent Electric and Stagecoach Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Faraday Future Intelligent Electric	N/A	-134.19%	-59.73%
Stagecoach Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

71.7% of Faraday Future Intelligent Electric shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Faraday Future Intelligent Electric shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

About Faraday Future Intelligent Electric

Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, engineering, sale, and distribution of electric vehicles and related products in the United States. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

About Stagecoach Group

Stagecoach Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides public transportation services in the United Kingdom. It operates through three segments: UK Bus (Regional Operations), UK Bus (London), and UK Rail. The company offers bus, coach, rail, and tram services. It operates city buses primarily in Liverpool, Newcastle, Hull, Manchester, Oxford, Sheffield, Cambridge, and Exeter through a fleet of approximately 7,100 buses and coaches; inter-urban services linking major towns within its regional operating areas, as well as megabus.com, an inter-city coach service; and buses from 10 depots with a fleet of approximately 1,150 buses serving routes in and around east and south-east London. The company also operates Sheffield Supertram, a 28 km light rail network with three routes in the city of Sheffield. It serves individuals, local authorities, transport authorities, and the United Kingdom department for transport. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Perth, the United Kingdom.