Captivision (CAPT) Competitors

Captivision (NASDAQ:CAPT) and Energy Vault (NYSE:NRGV) are both small-cap electrical equipment companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Is CAPT or NRGV more profitable?

Captivision has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Energy Vault's net margin of -279.38%. Captivision's return on equity of 0.00% beat Energy Vault's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Captivision	N/A	N/A	N/A
Energy Vault	-279.38%	-96.64%	-54.64%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CAPT or NRGV?

Captivision has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Energy Vault.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Captivision	$14.64M	2.66	-$74.73M	N/A	N/A
Energy Vault	$51.72M	4.42	-$135.75M	-$0.97	-1.51

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CAPT or NRGV?

40.0% of Energy Vault shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Captivision shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of Energy Vault shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate CAPT or NRGV?

Energy Vault has a consensus price target of $1.42, suggesting a potential downside of 3.30%. Given Energy Vault's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Energy Vault is more favorable than Captivision.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Captivision	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Energy Vault	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the media prefer CAPT or NRGV?

In the previous week, Energy Vault had 4 more articles in the media than Captivision. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Energy Vault and 5 mentions for Captivision. Captivision's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Energy Vault's score of 0.13 indicating that Captivision is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Captivision	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Energy Vault	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, CAPT or NRGV?

Captivision has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energy Vault has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Energy Vault beats Captivision on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.