CBAK Energy Technology (CBAT) Competitors

SES AI (NYSE:SES) and CBAK Energy Technology (NASDAQ:CBAT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Does the media prefer SES or CBAT?

In the previous week, SES AI had 4 more articles in the media than CBAK Energy Technology. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for SES AI and 6 mentions for CBAK Energy Technology. CBAK Energy Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat SES AI's score of 0.71 indicating that CBAK Energy Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SES AI	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CBAK Energy Technology	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SES or CBAT more profitable?

CBAK Energy Technology has a net margin of 6.25% compared to SES AI's net margin of 0.00%. CBAK Energy Technology's return on equity of 10.55% beat SES AI's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SES AI	N/A	-22.91%	-20.42%
CBAK Energy Technology	6.25%	10.55%	4.55%

Do analysts recommend SES or CBAT?

SES AI currently has a consensus target price of $1.50, indicating a potential upside of 56.41%. Given SES AI's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe SES AI is more favorable than CBAK Energy Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SES AI	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
CBAK Energy Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more volatility and risk, SES or CBAT?

SES AI has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CBAK Energy Technology has a beta of 1.73, meaning that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SES or CBAT?

29.8% of SES AI shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.0% of CBAK Energy Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 15.1% of SES AI shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.0% of CBAK Energy Technology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SES or CBAT?

CBAK Energy Technology has higher revenue and earnings than SES AI. SES AI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CBAK Energy Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SES AI	$7.83M	44.91	-$53.40M	-$0.30	-3.20
CBAK Energy Technology	$152.73M	0.71	-$2.45M	$0.13	9.31

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SES or CBAT?

CBAK Energy Technology received 113 more outperform votes than SES AI when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.90% of users gave CBAK Energy Technology an outperform vote while only 8.33% of users gave SES AI an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SES AI	Outperform Votes 1 8.33%	Underperform Votes 11 91.67%
CBAK Energy Technology	Outperform Votes 114 65.90%	Underperform Votes 59 34.10%

Summary

CBAK Energy Technology beats SES AI on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.