Polestar Automotive Holding UK (NASDAQ:PSNY – Get Free Report) and Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ:RIVN – Get Free Report) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Polestar Automotive Holding UK and Rivian Automotive, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Polestar Automotive Holding UK | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.86 |
| Rivian Automotive | 1 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 2.42 |
Polestar Automotive Holding UK currently has a consensus target price of $1.53, indicating a potential upside of 50.28%. Rivian Automotive has a consensus target price of $15.83, indicating a potential upside of 10.13%. Given Polestar Automotive Holding UK’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Polestar Automotive Holding UK is more favorable than Rivian Automotive.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Polestar Automotive Holding UK | $2.38 billion | 0.92 | -$1.19 billion | ($0.57) | -1.79 |
| Rivian Automotive | $4.43 billion | 3.31 | -$5.43 billion | ($5.60) | -2.57 |
Polestar Automotive Holding UK has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Rivian Automotive. Rivian Automotive is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Polestar Automotive Holding UK, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
1.0% of Polestar Automotive Holding UK shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.3% of Rivian Automotive shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Polestar Automotive Holding UK shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Rivian Automotive shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk & Volatility
Polestar Automotive Holding UK has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rivian Automotive has a beta of 2.12, suggesting that its share price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Polestar Automotive Holding UK and Rivian Automotive’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 |
| Rivian Automotive | -121.38% | -72.78% | -35.06% |
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 Rivian Automotive
Rivian Automotive, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles and accessories. The company offers consumer vehicles, including a two-row, five-passenger pickup truck under the R1T brand, a three-row, seven-passenger sport utility vehicle under the R1S name. It provides consumer services, such as digital financing and leasing, telematics-based insurance, vehicle maintenance and repair services, software services, and charging solutions. In addition, the company designs, develops, manufactures, and operates the Rivian Adventure Network Direct Current fast chargers, and offers access to Combined Charging Standard, as well as FleetOS, a proprietary, end-to-end centralized fleet management subscription platform. Further, it offers Rivian Commercial Van platform for Electric Delivery Van with collaboration with Amazon.com, Inc. The company sells its products directly to customers in the consumer and commercial markets. Rivian Automotive, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is based in Irvine, California.
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