Head to Head Survey: Gogoro (NASDAQ:GGR) & ECD Automotive Design (NASDAQ:ECDA)

ECD Automotive Design (NASDAQ:ECDA) and Gogoro (NASDAQ:GGR) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares ECD Automotive Design and Gogoro’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ECD Automotive Design	N/A	N/A	N/A
Gogoro	-24.00%	-31.68%	-9.67%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

94.8% of ECD Automotive Design shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.9% of Gogoro shares are held by institutional investors. 16.3% of ECD Automotive Design shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of Gogoro shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

ECD Automotive Design has a beta of -1.56, suggesting that its stock price is 256% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gogoro has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for ECD Automotive Design and Gogoro, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ECD Automotive Design	0	0	1	0	3.00
Gogoro	0	3	0	0	2.00

ECD Automotive Design presently has a consensus target price of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 827.84%. Gogoro has a consensus target price of $1.35, indicating a potential upside of 101.49%. Given ECD Automotive Design’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe ECD Automotive Design is more favorable than Gogoro.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares ECD Automotive Design and Gogoro”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ECD Automotive Design	$25.73 million	1.31	-$1.60 million	N/A	N/A
Gogoro	$349.85 million	0.57	-$76.04 million	($0.32)	-2.09

ECD Automotive Design has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Gogoro.

Summary

ECD Automotive Design beats Gogoro on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ECD Automotive Design

ECD Automotive Design, Inc. engages in the production and sale of customized Land Rover vehicles in the United States. The company also provides repair or upgrade services and extended warranties to customers. It restores various vehicles, including Land Rovers Defenders, Land Rover Series IIA and III, the Range Rover Classic, and Jaguar E-Type. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Kissimmee, Florida.

About Gogoro

Gogoro Inc. provides battery swapping services in Taiwan, India, and internationally. It also develops Swap and Go battery system that delivers full power to electric-powered two-wheelers. In addition, the company offers battery swapping technology in the form of hardware, software, and service, including Gogoro Smart Batteries, GoStation, Gogoro Network Software & Battery Management Systems, Smartscooter, GoReward, and related components and kits. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Taipei, Taiwan.