Energizer (NYSE:ENR) and Flux Power (NASDAQ:FLUX) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.
Volatility & Risk
Energizer has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flux Power has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Energizer and Flux Power, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Energizer | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2.67 |
Flux Power | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
Energizer currently has a consensus target price of $50.6667, suggesting a potential upside of 0.37%. Flux Power has a consensus target price of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.05%. Given Flux Power's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Flux Power is more favorable than Energizer.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
86.4% of Energizer shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.4% of Flux Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Energizer shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 71.2% of Flux Power shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Energizer and Flux Power's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Energizer | $2.74 billion | 1.26 | $-93,300,000.00 | $2.31 | 21.88 |
Flux Power | $16.84 million | 8.30 | $-14,340,000.00 | ($2.80) | -3.93 |
Flux Power has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Energizer. Flux Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Energizer, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Energizer and Flux Power's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Energizer | -3.40% | 42.70% | 3.34% |
Flux Power | -74.69% | N/A | -101.66% |
Summary
Energizer beats Flux Power on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.