China BAK Battery (CBAT) Competitors

China BAK Battery (NASDAQ:CBAT) and Solid Power (NASDAQ:SLDP) are both small-cap electrical equipment companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

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

2.0% of China BAK Battery shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.7% of Solid Power shares are held by institutional investors. 13.0% of China BAK Battery shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of Solid Power shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, CBAT or SLDP?

China BAK Battery has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Solid Power has a beta of 1.75, suggesting that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CBAT or SLDP?

China BAK Battery has higher revenue and earnings than Solid Power.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
China BAK Battery	$176.62M	0.58	$11.79M	N/A	N/A
Solid Power	$20.14M	22.98	-$96.52M	-$0.51	-5.06

Does the media prefer CBAT or SLDP?

In the previous week, Solid Power had 1 more articles in the media than China BAK Battery. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Solid Power and 1 mentions for China BAK Battery. Solid Power's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat China BAK Battery's score of 0.42 indicating that Solid Power is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
China BAK Battery	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Solid Power	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CBAT or SLDP more profitable?

China BAK Battery has a net margin of 0.25% compared to Solid Power's net margin of -447.80%. China BAK Battery's return on equity of 0.30% beat Solid Power's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
China BAK Battery	0.25%	0.30%	0.13%
Solid Power	-447.80%	-21.24%	-19.76%

Do analysts prefer CBAT or SLDP?

Solid Power has a consensus price target of $1.50, indicating a potential downside of 41.86%. Given Solid Power's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Solid Power is more favorable than China BAK Battery.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
China BAK Battery	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Solid Power	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Solid Power beats China BAK Battery on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.