Gogoro (NASDAQ:GGR) & EMAV (OTCMKTS:EMAV) Critical Survey

EMAV (OTCMKTS:EMAV) and Gogoro (NASDAQ:GGR) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends and earnings.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

15.9% of Gogoro shares are owned by institutional investors. 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 and Volatility

EMAV has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gogoro has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares EMAV and Gogoro”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
EMAV	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Gogoro	$349.85 million	0.42	-$76.04 million	($0.32)	-1.57

EMAV has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Gogoro.

Profitability

This table compares EMAV and Gogoro’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EMAV	N/A	N/A	N/A
Gogoro	-24.00%	-31.68%	-9.67%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for EMAV and Gogoro, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EMAV	0	0	0	0	0.00
Gogoro	0	3	0	0	2.00

Gogoro has a consensus target price of $1.35, indicating a potential upside of 167.91%. Given Gogoro’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Gogoro is more favorable than EMAV.

About EMAV

EMAV Holdings, Inc., a development stage company, operates as an electric motors and vehicles company. It intends to design, assemble, and sell premium electric rugged sport adventure vehicles. The company also seeks to provide commercial electric vehicles, including EMAV power stations, and fleet, delivery, and multi-purpose vehicles for commercial applications, as well as for the military, homeland protection, civil, and law enforcement markets. EMAV Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2010 and is based in Irvine, California.

About Gogoro

Gogoro Inc. provides battery swapping services in Taiwan, India, and internationally. It also develops Swap and Go battery system that delivers full power to electric-powered two-wheelers. In addition, the company offers battery swapping technology in the form of hardware, software, and service, including Gogoro Smart Batteries, GoStation, Gogoro Network Software & Battery Management Systems, Smartscooter, GoReward, and related components and kits. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Taipei, Taiwan.