Contrasting The Shyft Group (NASDAQ:SHYF) and SRIVARU (NASDAQ:SVMH)

SRIVARU (NASDAQ:SVMH) and The Shyft Group (NASDAQ:SHYF) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

6.7% of SRIVARU shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.8% of The Shyft Group shares are held by institutional investors. 23.2% of SRIVARU shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of The Shyft Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares SRIVARU and The Shyft Group’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SRIVARU	$40,000.00	130.66	-$650,000.00	N/A	N/A
The Shyft Group	$872.20 million	0.54	$6.50 million	($0.01)	-1,379.00

The Shyft Group has higher revenue and earnings than SRIVARU.

Profitability

This table compares SRIVARU and The Shyft Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SRIVARU	N/A	N/A	N/A
The Shyft Group	-0.30%	1.22%	0.58%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for SRIVARU and The Shyft Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SRIVARU	0	0	0	0	N/A
The Shyft Group	0	3	0	0	2.00

The Shyft Group has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential downside of 12.98%. Given The Shyft Group’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe The Shyft Group is more favorable than SRIVARU.

Volatility and Risk

SRIVARU has a beta of -1.03, indicating that its stock price is 203% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Shyft Group has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

The Shyft Group beats SRIVARU on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SRIVARU

Mobiv Acquisition Corp is a blank check company. It focuses on effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. Mobiv Acquisition Corp is based in Newark, Delaware.

About The Shyft Group

The Shyft Group, Inc. engages in the manufacture and assembly of specialty vehicles for the commercial and recreational vehicle industries in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, Fleet Vehicles and Services, and Specialty Vehicles. The Fleet Vehicles and Services segment offers commercial vehicles used in the e-commerce/last mile/parcel delivery, beverage and grocery delivery, laundry and linen, mobile retail, and trades and construction industries. This segment markets its commercial vehicles, including walk-in vans, cutaway vans, and truck bodies under the Aeromaster, Velocity, Trademaster, and Utilivan brands; and vocation-specific equipment upfit services under the Utilimaster Upfit Services and Strobes-R-Us brands. It also installs specialty interior and exterior up-fit equipment for walk-in vans, truck bodies, cargo vans, and light duty pick-up trucks; and provides aftermarket support, including parts sales and field services, as well as parts and accessories. The Specialty Vehicles segment provides diesel motor home chassis; and truck bodies under the Royal Truck Body and DuraMag brands. The segment also provides final assembly services for Isuzu N-gas and F-series chassis under the Builtmore Contract Manufacturing brand; and designs and installs custom lighting and upfit solutions for a range of specialty industries. In addition, this segment provides truck accessories under the Magnum brand; and a range of parts and accessories, and maintenance and repair services for its motorhome and specialty chassis. It sells its products to commercial users, original equipment manufacturers, dealers, individuals, municipalities, and other government entities. The company was formerly known as Spartan Motors, Inc. and changed its name to The Shyft Group, Inc. in June 2020. The Shyft Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1975 and is headquartered in Novi, Michigan.