Sunworks (NASDAQ:SUNW – Get Rating) and Energy Vault (NYSE:NRGV – Get Rating) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Volatility & Risk
Sunworks has a beta of 1.82, indicating that its stock price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energy Vault has a beta of -0.36, indicating that its stock price is 136% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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This table compares Sunworks and Energy Vault's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Sunworks | $101.15 million | 0.79 | -$26.63 million | ($1.14) | -2.00 |
| Energy Vault | N/A | N/A | -$3.34 million | N/A | N/A |
Profitability
This table compares Sunworks and Energy Vault's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Sunworks | -24.77% | -48.58% | -31.77% |
| Energy Vault | N/A | -8.98% | -6.00% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
16.2% of Sunworks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.4% of Energy Vault shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Sunworks shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.8% of Energy Vault 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.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Sunworks and Energy Vault, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Sunworks | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.75 |
| Energy Vault | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.60 |
Sunworks currently has a consensus price target of $5.25, indicating a potential upside of 130.26%. Energy Vault has a consensus price target of $10.42, indicating a potential upside of 123.05%. Given Sunworks' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Sunworks is more favorable than Energy Vault.
Summary
Energy Vault beats Sunworks on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Sunworks
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Sunworks, Inc. engages in the provision of photovoltaic and battery based power and storage systems for the residential and commercial markets. It operates through the Solcius and Sunworks business segments. The Solcius segment focuses on residential projects. The Sunworks segment deals with commercial projects including commercial, agricultural, industrial, and public works projects. The company was founded by Roland F. Bryan, Mark P. Harris, and Christopher T. Kleveland in 1983 and is headquartered in Provo, UT.
About Energy Vault
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Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. develops and sells energy storage solutions. The company offers gravity-based storage systems, including EVx Platform, a scalable, modular product line starting from 40-megawatt hour to multi-gigawatt hours to address grid resiliency needs in shorter durations; Energy Vault Resiliency Center, a scalable, gigawatt hour scale product line designed to address grid resiliency needs to manage energy disruptive climate events; and Energy Vault solutions. Its solutions allow utilities, independent power producers, and large energy users to manage their power portfolios and efficiently dispatch power. Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. is based in Westlake Village, California.
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