FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL) and Eos Energy Enterprises (NASDAQ:EOSE) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
33.7% of FuelCell Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.5% of Eos Energy Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of FuelCell Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for FuelCell Energy and Eos Energy Enterprises, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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FuelCell Energy | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.67 |
Eos Energy Enterprises | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
FuelCell Energy currently has a consensus target price of $8.50, indicating a potential downside of 18.35%. Eos Energy Enterprises has a consensus target price of $35.00, indicating a potential upside of 125.81%. Given Eos Energy Enterprises' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Eos Energy Enterprises is more favorable than FuelCell Energy.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares FuelCell Energy and Eos Energy Enterprises' gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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FuelCell Energy | $60.75 million | 53.76 | $-77,570,000.00 | ($1.30) | -7.79 |
Eos Energy Enterprises | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Eos Energy Enterprises has lower revenue, but higher earnings than FuelCell Energy.
Profitability
This table compares FuelCell Energy and Eos Energy Enterprises' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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FuelCell Energy | -162.42% | -74.92% | -13.77% |
Eos Energy Enterprises | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
Eos Energy Enterprises beats FuelCell Energy on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.