Ekso Bionics (EKSO) Competitors

Ekso Bionics (NASDAQ:EKSO) and Nauticus Robotics (NASDAQ:KITT) are both small-cap machinery companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Is EKSO or KITT more profitable?

Ekso Bionics has a net margin of -75.66% compared to Nauticus Robotics' net margin of -7,217.38%. Nauticus Robotics' return on equity of 0.00% beat Ekso Bionics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ekso Bionics	-75.66%	-86.60%	-41.70%
Nauticus Robotics	-7,217.38%	N/A	-108.80%

Which has more risk & volatility, EKSO or KITT?

Ekso Bionics has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nauticus Robotics has a beta of -0.03, indicating that its share price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in EKSO or KITT?

6.4% of Ekso Bionics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.5% of Nauticus Robotics shares are held by institutional investors. 6.0% of Ekso Bionics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.8% of Nauticus Robotics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer EKSO or KITT?

In the previous week, Nauticus Robotics had 1 more articles in the media than Ekso Bionics. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Nauticus Robotics and 0 mentions for Ekso Bionics. Ekso Bionics' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Nauticus Robotics'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ekso Bionics	Neutral
Nauticus Robotics	Neutral

Do analysts recommend EKSO or KITT?

Ekso Bionics presently has a consensus target price of $562.50, suggesting a potential upside of 17,842.58%. Given Ekso Bionics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Ekso Bionics is more favorable than Nauticus Robotics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ekso Bionics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Nauticus Robotics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has better earnings and valuation, EKSO or KITT?

Ekso Bionics has higher revenue and earnings than Nauticus Robotics. Ekso Bionics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nauticus Robotics, 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
Ekso Bionics	$17.92M	0.46	-$11.33M	-$6.64	-0.47
Nauticus Robotics	$1.51M	22.60	-$134.91M	-$28.86	-0.03

Summary

Ekso Bionics beats Nauticus Robotics on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.