FTC Solar (FTCI) Competitors

Beam Global (NASDAQ:BEEM) and FTC Solar (NASDAQ:FTCI) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BEEM or FTCI?

Beam Global has higher earnings, but lower revenue than FTC Solar. Beam Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FTC Solar, 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
Beam Global	$65.89M	1.06	-$16.06M	-$1.30	-3.71
FTC Solar	$77.77M	0.85	-$50.29M	-$0.39	-1.35

Is BEEM or FTCI more profitable?

Beam Global has a net margin of -25.27% compared to FTC Solar's net margin of -63.17%. Beam Global's return on equity of -29.07% beat FTC Solar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Beam Global	-25.27%	-29.07%	-19.18%
FTC Solar	-63.17%	-75.67%	-37.61%

Which has more volatility & risk, BEEM or FTCI?

Beam Global has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FTC Solar has a beta of 1.76, meaning that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BEEM or FTCI?

FTC Solar received 1 more outperform votes than Beam Global when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 55.32% of users gave Beam Global an outperform vote while only 44.26% of users gave FTC Solar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Beam Global	Outperform Votes 26 55.32%	Underperform Votes 21 44.68%
FTC Solar	Outperform Votes 27 44.26%	Underperform Votes 34 55.74%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BEEM or FTCI?

26.6% of Beam Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.4% of FTC Solar shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Beam Global shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.1% of FTC Solar shares are owned 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.

Do analysts rate BEEM or FTCI?

Beam Global presently has a consensus target price of $16.33, suggesting a potential upside of 238.87%. FTC Solar has a consensus target price of $1.11, suggesting a potential upside of 110.40%. Given Beam Global's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Beam Global is more favorable than FTC Solar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Beam Global	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
FTC Solar	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media refer more to BEEM or FTCI?

In the previous week, Beam Global had 2 more articles in the media than FTC Solar. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Beam Global and 3 mentions for FTC Solar. FTC Solar's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Beam Global's score of 0.54 indicating that FTC Solar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Beam Global	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
FTC Solar	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Beam Global beats FTC Solar on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.