Head-To-Head Comparison: Mullen Automotive (NASDAQ:MULN) versus Stellantis (NYSE:STLA)

Mullen Automotive (NASDAQ:MULN) and Stellantis (NYSE:STLA) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Mullen Automotive and Stellantis, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mullen Automotive	0	0	0	0	0.00
Stellantis	0	9	2	1	2.33

Stellantis has a consensus target price of $20.84, indicating a potential upside of 68.23%. Given Stellantis’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Stellantis is more favorable than Mullen Automotive.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Mullen Automotive and Stellantis”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mullen Automotive	$4.01 million	0.20	-$457.06 million	N/A	N/A
Stellantis	$156.88 billion	0.24	$20.13 billion	$3.41	3.63

Stellantis has higher revenue and earnings than Mullen Automotive.

Profitability

This table compares Mullen Automotive and Stellantis’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mullen Automotive	-12,717.94%	-2,736.27%	-215.31%
Stellantis	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

11.7% of Mullen Automotive shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.5% of Stellantis shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Mullen Automotive shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Stellantis shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Mullen Automotive has a beta of 2.16, meaning that its share price is 116% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stellantis has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Stellantis beats Mullen Automotive on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mullen Automotive

Mullen Automotive, Inc., an electric vehicle company, manufactures, sells, and distributes electric vehicles. Its products include passenger electric vehicles and commercial vehicles; and provides solid-state polymer battery technology. The company is headquartered in Brea, California.

About Stellantis

Stellantis N.V. engages in the design, engineering, manufacturing, distribution, and sale of automobiles and light commercial vehicles, engines, transmission systems, metallurgical products, mobility services, and production systems worldwide. It provides luxury and premium vehicles; sport utility vehicles; American and European brand vehicles; and parts and services, as well as retail and dealer financing, leasing, and rental services. The company offers its products under the Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroën, DS, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep, Maserati, Ram, Opel, Lancia, Vauxhall, Peugeot, and Comau brand names through distributors and dealers. Stellantis N.V. was founded in 1899 and is based in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands.