Energy Vault (NYSE:NRGV – Get Rating) and CAE (NYSE:CAE – Get Rating) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Energy Vault and CAE, as reported by MarketBeat.
Get Energy Vault alerts:| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Energy Vault | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.60 |
| CAE | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.80 |
Energy Vault currently has a consensus price target of $10.42, suggesting a potential upside of 132.00%. CAE has a consensus price target of $33.25, suggesting a potential upside of 47.06%. Given Energy Vault's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Energy Vault is more favorable than CAE.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
36.4% of Energy Vault shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.0% of CAE shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.8% of Energy Vault shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of CAE shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.Volatility & Risk
Energy Vault has a beta of -0.02, indicating that its share price is 102% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CAE has a beta of 1.68, indicating that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Energy Vault and CAE's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Energy Vault | N/A | N/A | -$3.34 million | N/A | N/A |
| CAE | $2.69 billion | 2.67 | $113.05 million | $0.31 | 72.94 |
CAE has higher revenue and earnings than Energy Vault.
Profitability
This table compares Energy Vault and CAE's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Energy Vault | N/A | -8.98% | -6.00% |
| CAE | 3.42% | 5.60% | 2.40% |
Summary
CAE beats Energy Vault on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About CAE
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CAE, Inc. engages in the provision of digital immersion and training services for the civil aviation, defense and security, and healthcare markets. It operates through the following segments: Civil Aviation Training Solutions, Defence and Security, and Healthcare. The Civil Aviation Training Solutions segment focuses on aviation professionals, airlines, business aviation operators, and aircraft manufacturers. The Defence and Security segment offers a portfolio of training centers, training services, and simulation products across the air, land, naval, and public safety market. The Healthcare segment includes patient simulation, interventional and imaging simulation, center management solutions, and learning modules. The company was founded by Kenneth R. Patrick in 1947 and is headquartered in Saint-Laurent, Canada.
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