Energy Focus (EFOI) Competitors

Energy Focus (NASDAQ:EFOI) and ToughBuilt Industries (NASDAQ:TBLT) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer EFOI or TBLT?

In the previous week, Energy Focus had 2 more articles in the media than ToughBuilt Industries. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Energy Focus and 0 mentions for ToughBuilt Industries. Energy Focus' average media sentiment score of -0.12 beat ToughBuilt Industries' score of -1.00 indicating that Energy Focus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Energy Focus	Neutral
ToughBuilt Industries	Negative

Do analysts recommend EFOI or TBLT?

ToughBuilt Industries has a consensus target price of $2.00, indicating a potential upside of 981.67%. Given ToughBuilt Industries' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ToughBuilt Industries is more favorable than Energy Focus.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energy Focus	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
ToughBuilt Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of EFOI or TBLT?

0.9% of Energy Focus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.6% of ToughBuilt Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 33.6% of Energy Focus shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of ToughBuilt Industries shares are owned 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 & earnings, EFOI or TBLT?

Energy Focus has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ToughBuilt Industries. Energy Focus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ToughBuilt Industries, 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
Energy Focus	$5.97M	1.16	-$10.28M	-$4.55	-0.44
ToughBuilt Industries	$94.90M	0.07	-$39.29M	-$2.63	-0.07

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EFOI or TBLT?

Energy Focus received 174 more outperform votes than ToughBuilt Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.00% of users gave ToughBuilt Industries an outperform vote while only 55.38% of users gave Energy Focus an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Energy Focus	Outperform Votes 252 55.38%	Underperform Votes 203 44.62%
ToughBuilt Industries	Outperform Votes 78 75.00%	Underperform Votes 26 25.00%

Is EFOI or TBLT more profitable?

ToughBuilt Industries has a net margin of -22.34% compared to Energy Focus' net margin of -169.36%. ToughBuilt Industries' return on equity of -140.05% beat Energy Focus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energy Focus	-169.36%	-420.78%	-81.23%
ToughBuilt Industries	-22.34%	-140.05%	-51.73%

Which has more risk & volatility, EFOI or TBLT?

Energy Focus has a beta of 2.12, suggesting that its share price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ToughBuilt Industries has a beta of 2.51, suggesting that its share price is 151% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

ToughBuilt Industries beats Energy Focus on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.