Head-To-Head Review: Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID) vs. ECD Automotive Design (NASDAQ:ECDA)

Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID) and ECD Automotive Design (NASDAQ:ECDA) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Risk & Volatility

Lucid Group has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ECD Automotive Design has a beta of -1.58, suggesting that its share price is 258% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lucid Group	-390.39%	-55.35%	-28.83%
ECD Automotive Design	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Lucid Group and ECD Automotive Design, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lucid Group	1	8	0	0	1.89
ECD Automotive Design	0	0	1	0	3.00

Lucid Group presently has a consensus price target of $3.71, suggesting a potential upside of 13.49%. ECD Automotive Design has a consensus price target of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 749.06%. Given ECD Automotive Design’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ECD Automotive Design is more favorable than Lucid Group.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Lucid Group and ECD Automotive Design”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lucid Group	$668.29 million	11.29	-$2.83 billion	($1.27)	-2.57
ECD Automotive Design	$25.73 million	1.32	-$1.60 million	N/A	N/A

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

75.2% of Lucid Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of ECD Automotive Design shares are owned by institutional investors. 61.3% of Lucid Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.3% of ECD Automotive Design shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

ECD Automotive Design beats Lucid Group on 8 of the 12 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 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.