Fluence Energy (FLNC) Competitors

AES (NYSE:AES) and Fluence Energy (NASDAQ:FLNC) are related companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of AES or FLNC?

93.1% of AES shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.2% of Fluence Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of AES shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Fluence Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor AES or FLNC?

In the previous week, AES had 8 more articles in the media than Fluence Energy. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for AES and 21 mentions for Fluence Energy. Fluence Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat AES's score of 0.91 indicating that Fluence Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AES	19 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fluence Energy	9 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AES or FLNC?

AES has higher revenue and earnings than Fluence Energy. Fluence Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AES, 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
AES	$12.12B	0.78	$1.68B	$1.84	7.26
Fluence Energy	$2.70B	0.60	$22.72M	-$0.22	-40.73

Do analysts rate AES or FLNC?

AES presently has a consensus target price of $24.22, suggesting a potential upside of 81.30%. Fluence Energy has a consensus target price of $7.78, suggesting a potential downside of 13.23%. Given AES's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe AES is more favorable than Fluence Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AES	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Fluence Energy	2 Sell rating(s)	18 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.08

Is AES or FLNC more profitable?

AES has a net margin of 10.67% compared to Fluence Energy's net margin of -1.10%. AES's return on equity of 18.06% beat Fluence Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AES	10.67%	18.06%	2.80%
Fluence Energy	-1.10%	-4.40%	-1.18%

Which has more risk and volatility, AES or FLNC?

AES has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fluence Energy has a beta of 2.65, indicating that its stock price is 165% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

AES beats Fluence Energy on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.