Analyzing Volcon (NASDAQ:VLCN) and Polestar Automotive Holding UK (NASDAQ:PSNY)

Polestar Automotive Holding UK (NASDAQ:PSNY) and Volcon (NASDAQ:VLCN) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Volatility and Risk

Polestar Automotive Holding UK has a beta of 1.54, indicating that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Volcon has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Polestar Automotive Holding UK and Volcon’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Polestar Automotive Holding UK	$2.46 billion	2.42	-$465.79 million	N/A	N/A
Volcon	$4.55 million	3.37	-$34.24 million	($1.79)	-0.28

Volcon has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Polestar Automotive Holding UK.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Polestar Automotive Holding UK and Volcon, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Polestar Automotive Holding UK	1	1	3	0	2.40
Volcon	0	0	1	0	3.00

Polestar Automotive Holding UK presently has a consensus target price of $7.40, suggesting a potential upside of 165.71%. Volcon has a consensus target price of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1,098.32%. Given Volcon’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Volcon is more favorable than Polestar Automotive Holding UK.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.8% of Polestar Automotive Holding UK shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of Volcon shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Polestar Automotive Holding UK shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.6% of Volcon shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Polestar Automotive Holding UK and Volcon’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Polestar Automotive Holding UK	N/A	N/A	N/A
Volcon	-1,714.11%	-1,201.17%	-205.97%

About Polestar Automotive Holding UK

Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC manufactures and sells premium electric vehicles. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden.

About Volcon

Volcon, Inc. develops, manufactures, and sells electric off road powersport vehicles in the United States. It provides electric two and four-wheel motorcycles, and utility terrain vehicles through its dealers. The company also offers a line of upgrades and accessories. Its products are designed for family off-road adventures, and work on the farm and fun transport around private land applications. The company was formerly known as Frog ePowersports, Inc. and changed its name to Volcon, Inc. in October 2020. Volcon, Inc. was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Round Rock, Texas.