Reviewing Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID) & ZEEKR Intelligent Technology (NYSE:ZK)

Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID) and ZEEKR Intelligent Technology (NYSE:ZK) are both mid-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Lucid Group and ZEEKR Intelligent Technology, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lucid Group	1	7	2	0	2.10
ZEEKR Intelligent Technology	0	0	6	0	3.00

Lucid Group currently has a consensus price target of $3.24, indicating a potential downside of 2.11%. ZEEKR Intelligent Technology has a consensus price target of $32.02, indicating a potential upside of 30.73%. Given ZEEKR Intelligent Technology’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ZEEKR Intelligent Technology is more favorable than Lucid Group.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Lucid Group and ZEEKR Intelligent Technology”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lucid Group	$595.27 million	16.75	-$2.83 billion	($1.34)	-2.47
ZEEKR Intelligent Technology	$7.28 billion	0.84	-$1.18 billion	N/A	N/A

ZEEKR Intelligent Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Lucid Group.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

75.2% of Lucid Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 61.3% of Lucid Group 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.

Profitability

This table compares Lucid Group and ZEEKR Intelligent Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lucid Group	-406.63%	-74.67%	-33.45%
ZEEKR Intelligent Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

ZEEKR Intelligent Technology beats Lucid Group on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Lucid Group

Lucid Group, Inc. a technology company, designs, engineers, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles (EV), EV powertrains, and battery systems. It also designs and develops proprietary software in-house for Lucid vehicles. The company sells vehicles directly to consumers through its retail sales network and direct online sales, including Lucid Financial Services. Lucid Group, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Newark, California. Lucid Group, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Ayar Third Investment Company.

About ZEEKR Intelligent Technology

ZEEKR Intelligent Technology Holding Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the research and development, production, commercialization, and sale of the electric vehicles and batteries. It offers battery electric passenger vehicles (BEVs) and SUVs. The company also produces and sells electric powertrain and battery packs for electric vehicles, such as motors and electric control systems; and provides automotive related research and development services. It operates in China, Europe, and internationally. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Ningbo, China. ZEEKR Intelligent Technology Holding Limited operates as a subsidiary of Geely Automobile Holdings Limited.