Nissan Motor (OTCMKTS:NSANY) and Fisker (NYSE:FSRN) Critical Analysis

Nissan Motor (OTCMKTS:NSANY) and Fisker (NYSE:FSRN) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Nissan Motor and Fisker’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nissan Motor	$87.87 billion	0.15	$2.94 billion	$1.53	4.46
Fisker	$272.89 million	0.02	-$939.95 million	($2.22)	0.00

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

Profitability

This table compares Nissan Motor and Fisker’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nissan Motor	3.38%	8.48%	2.79%
Fisker	-278.72%	-161.43%	-23.26%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

33.6% of Fisker shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.3% of Fisker shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Nissan Motor and Fisker, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nissan Motor	0	0	0	0	N/A
Fisker	0	0	0	0	N/A

Volatility & Risk

Nissan Motor has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fisker has a beta of 0.16, suggesting that its share price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Nissan Motor beats Fisker on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nissan Motor

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells vehicles and automotive parts worldwide. It sells vehicles under the Nissan and Infiniti brands. The company offers vehicle and vehicle parts; engines, manual transmissions, and multiplier/reducer units; automotive parts; axles; and other related components. It also provides financial services, auto credit and car leasing, card business, insurance agency, and inventory finance, as well as engages in exterior and interior design for automobiles, and analysis of new materials and devices. In addition, the company engages in the provision of travel, environmental and engineering, production technology center, and facility services; ground and vehicle management, and information and measurement technology businesses; design, vehicle drawings and experiments, other engineering, electronic devices, and electronic equipment businesses; export and import of auto components and materials; and real estate businesses. Further, it is involved in planning and engineering of minicars and other related parts; and development, manufacturing, and sales of lithium-ion batteries for automotive use. Additionally, the company imports and sells Renault cars and parts; manages professional soccer club; and hold football and other sports event. The company was incorporated in 1933 and is headquartered in Yokohama, Japan.

About Fisker

Fisker Inc. develops, manufactures, markets, leases, or sells electric vehicles. It operates through three segments: The White Space, The Value Segment, and The Conservative Premium segments. The company is also involved in asset-light automotive business. In addition, it offers fisker flexible platform agnostic design, a process that develops and designs electric vehicles in specific segment size. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Manhattan Beach, California.