Energy Focus (EFOI) Competitors

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EFOI vs. STEM, CBAT, ELBM, XCH, and ZEO

Should you buy Energy Focus stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Energy Focus with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Energy Focus include Stem (STEM), China BAK Battery (CBAT), Electra Battery Materials (ELBM), XCHG (XCH), and Zeo Energy (ZEO). These companies are all part of the "electrical equipment" industry.

How does Energy Focus compare to Stem?

Energy Focus (NASDAQ:EFOI) and Stem (NYSE:STEM) are both small-cap electrical equipment companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Stem had 5 more articles in the media than Energy Focus. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Stem and 4 mentions for Energy Focus. Energy Focus' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Stem's score of 0.19 indicating that Energy Focus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Energy Focus	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Stem	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

3.7% of Energy Focus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% of Stem shares are held by institutional investors. 48.9% of Energy Focus shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Stem shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Energy Focus has a beta of 2.15, meaning that its stock price is 115% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Stem has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the broader market.

Stem has higher revenue and earnings than Energy Focus. Energy Focus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stem, 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	$3.56M	7.49	-$1.03M	-$0.15	N/A
Stem	$152.75M	0.52	$137.76M	-$8.70	N/A

Stem has a net margin of 94.16% compared to Energy Focus' net margin of -23.09%. Stem's return on equity of 0.00% beat Energy Focus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energy Focus	-23.09%	-25.63%	-17.08%
Stem	94.16%	N/A	-21.16%

Stem has a consensus price target of $12.38, suggesting a potential upside of 32.74%. Given Stem's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Stem is more favorable than Energy Focus.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energy Focus	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Stem	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.60

Summary

Stem beats Energy Focus on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Energy Focus compare to China BAK Battery?

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

Energy Focus has higher earnings, but lower revenue than China BAK Battery. Energy Focus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than China BAK Battery, 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	$3.56M	7.49	-$1.03M	-$0.15	N/A
China BAK Battery	$195.19M	0.36	-$9.38M	-$0.10	N/A

3.7% of Energy Focus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.0% of China BAK Battery shares are held by institutional investors. 48.9% of Energy Focus shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of China BAK Battery shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

China BAK Battery has a net margin of -4.80% compared to Energy Focus' net margin of -23.09%. China BAK Battery's return on equity of -8.11% beat Energy Focus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energy Focus	-23.09%	-25.63%	-17.08%
China BAK Battery	-4.80%	-8.11%	-2.61%

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energy Focus	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
China BAK Battery	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

In the previous week, Energy Focus had 1 more articles in the media than China BAK Battery. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Energy Focus and 3 mentions for China BAK Battery. Energy Focus' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat China BAK Battery's score of 0.63 indicating that Energy Focus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Energy Focus has a beta of 2.15, meaning that its stock price is 115% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, China BAK Battery has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Energy Focus beats China BAK Battery on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Energy Focus compare to Electra Battery Materials?

Energy Focus (NASDAQ:EFOI) and Electra Battery Materials (NASDAQ:ELBM) are both small-cap electrical equipment companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Electra Battery Materials had 3 more articles in the media than Energy Focus. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Electra Battery Materials and 4 mentions for Energy Focus. Energy Focus' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Electra Battery Materials' score of 1.03 indicating that Energy Focus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Energy Focus	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Electra Battery Materials	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Electra Battery Materials has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Energy Focus' net margin of -23.09%. Energy Focus' return on equity of -25.63% beat Electra Battery Materials' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energy Focus	-23.09%	-25.63%	-17.08%
Electra Battery Materials	N/A	-76.75%	-24.23%

3.7% of Energy Focus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.9% of Electra Battery Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 48.9% of Energy Focus shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 22.7% of Electra Battery Materials shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Energy Focus has a beta of 2.15, suggesting that its share price is 115% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Electra Battery Materials has a beta of 2.51, suggesting that its share price is 151% more volatile than the broader market.

Electra Battery Materials has a consensus price target of $2.10, indicating a potential upside of 238.71%. Given Electra Battery Materials' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Electra Battery Materials is more favorable than Energy Focus.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energy Focus	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Electra Battery Materials	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Energy Focus has higher revenue and earnings than Electra Battery Materials. Energy Focus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Electra Battery Materials, 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	$3.56M	7.49	-$1.03M	-$0.15	N/A
Electra Battery Materials	N/A	N/A	-$95.52M	-$1.88	N/A

Summary

Electra Battery Materials beats Energy Focus on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Energy Focus compare to XCHG?

Energy Focus (NASDAQ:EFOI) and XCHG (NASDAQ:XCH) are both small-cap electrical equipment companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Energy Focus had 3 more articles in the media than XCHG. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Energy Focus and 1 mentions for XCHG. XCHG's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Energy Focus' score of 1.18 indicating that XCHG is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Energy Focus	Positive
XCHG	Very Positive

XCHG has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Energy Focus' net margin of -23.09%. XCHG's return on equity of 0.00% beat Energy Focus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energy Focus	-23.09%	-25.63%	-17.08%
XCHG	N/A	N/A	N/A

3.7% of Energy Focus shares are owned by institutional investors. 48.9% of Energy Focus shares are owned 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.

Energy Focus has a beta of 2.15, meaning that its share price is 115% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, XCHG has a beta of -0.69, meaning that its share price is 169% less volatile than the broader market.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energy Focus	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
XCHG	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Energy Focus has higher earnings, but lower revenue than XCHG. Energy Focus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than XCHG, 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	$3.56M	7.49	-$1.03M	-$0.15	N/A
XCHG	$25.10M	2.60	-$32.50M	-$0.08	N/A

Summary

XCHG beats Energy Focus on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Energy Focus compare to Zeo Energy?

Energy Focus (NASDAQ:EFOI) and Zeo Energy (NASDAQ:ZEO) are both small-cap electrical equipment companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Energy Focus had 3 more articles in the media than Zeo Energy. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Energy Focus and 1 mentions for Zeo Energy. Zeo Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Energy Focus' score of 1.18 indicating that Zeo Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Energy Focus	Positive
Zeo Energy	Very Positive

Zeo Energy has a net margin of -20.20% compared to Energy Focus' net margin of -23.09%. Zeo Energy's return on equity of 0.00% beat Energy Focus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energy Focus	-23.09%	-25.63%	-17.08%
Zeo Energy	-20.20%	N/A	-26.80%

Energy Focus has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Zeo Energy. Energy Focus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zeo Energy, 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	$3.56M	7.49	-$1.03M	-$0.15	N/A
Zeo Energy	$69.35M	0.75	-$14.01M	-$0.74	N/A

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energy Focus	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Zeo Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

3.7% of Energy Focus shares are owned by institutional investors. 48.9% of Energy Focus shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 56.2% of Zeo Energy shares are owned 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.

Energy Focus has a beta of 2.15, meaning that its share price is 115% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Zeo Energy has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Energy Focus beats Zeo Energy on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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EFOI vs. The Competition

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Metric	Energy Focus	BLDG PRD Industry	Construction Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$24.71M	$236.22M	$9.76B	$12.37B
Dividend Yield	N/A	0.84%	1.84%	5.35%
P/E Ratio	-28.20	10.73	18.20	25.63
Price / Sales	7.49	2.88	4.01	76.59
Price / Cash	N/A	19.26	17.42	56.33
Price / Book	6.71	3.44	7.61	6.97
Net Income	-$1.03M	-$1.95M	$554.91M	$333.62M
7 Day Performance	7.63%	2.67%	-1.43%	1.09%
1 Month Performance	100.47%	29.80%	2.49%	3.08%
1 Year Performance	177.60%	53.26%	15.09%	35.68%

Energy Focus Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
EFOI Energy Focus	0.4621 of 5 stars	$4.23 +7.9%	N/A	+143.9%	$24.71M	$3.56M	N/A	60	Earnings Report Short Interest Increase
STEM Stem	2.4954 of 5 stars	$10.55 +4.1%	$15.75 +49.4%	-16.3%	$86.30M	$156.27M	N/A	660	Trending News
CBAT China BAK Battery	1.2937 of 5 stars	$0.79 +0.2%	N/A	-11.7%	$70.28M	$195.19M	N/A	1,739	Upcoming Earnings
ELBM Electra Battery Materials	2.8232 of 5 stars	$0.66 +8.7%	$2.10 +220.6%	-39.2%	$62.48M	N/A	N/A	37	News Coverage Positive News Earnings Report High Trading Volume
XCH XCHG	1.5022 of 5 stars	$1.01 -3.8%	N/A	-32.3%	$62.42M	$25.10M	N/A	165	Positive News Gap Up

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EFOI vs. STEM, CBAT, ELBM, XCH, and ZEO

How does Energy Focus compare to Stem?

Does the media favor EFOI or STEM?

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

Which has more risk & volatility, EFOI or STEM?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, EFOI or STEM?

Is EFOI or STEM more profitable?

Do analysts rate EFOI or STEM?

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How does Energy Focus compare to China BAK Battery?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, EFOI or CBAT?

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

Is EFOI or CBAT more profitable?

Do analysts rate EFOI or CBAT?

Does the media favor EFOI or CBAT?

Which has more risk & volatility, EFOI or CBAT?

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How does Energy Focus compare to Electra Battery Materials?

Does the media prefer EFOI or ELBM?

Is EFOI or ELBM more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in EFOI or ELBM?

Which has more risk & volatility, EFOI or ELBM?

Do analysts prefer EFOI or ELBM?

Which has better earnings & valuation, EFOI or ELBM?

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How does Energy Focus compare to XCHG?

Does the media favor EFOI or XCH?

Is EFOI or XCH more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in EFOI or XCH?

Which has more volatility & risk, EFOI or XCH?

Do analysts rate EFOI or XCH?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, EFOI or XCH?

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How does Energy Focus compare to Zeo Energy?

Does the media favor EFOI or ZEO?

Is EFOI or ZEO more profitable?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, EFOI or ZEO?

Do analysts rate EFOI or ZEO?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in EFOI or ZEO?

Which has more volatility & risk, EFOI or ZEO?

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