Laser Photonics (LASE) Competitors

Laser Photonics (NASDAQ:LASE) and Energy Vault (NYSE:NRGV) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and community ranking.

Which has more volatility and risk, LASE or NRGV?

Laser Photonics has a beta of 3.75, meaning that its stock price is 275% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energy Vault has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, LASE or NRGV?

Laser Photonics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Energy Vault. Laser Photonics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Energy Vault, 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
Laser Photonics	$3.08M	12.31	-$6.09M	-$0.44	-6.23
Energy Vault	$46.97M	3.08	-$98.44M	-$0.93	-1.01

Is LASE or NRGV more profitable?

Laser Photonics has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Energy Vault's net margin of -73.37%. Laser Photonics' return on equity of 0.00% beat Energy Vault's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Laser Photonics	N/A	N/A	N/A
Energy Vault	-73.37%	-47.41%	-33.86%

Do analysts prefer LASE or NRGV?

Energy Vault has a consensus target price of $1.42, indicating a potential upside of 50.87%. Given Energy Vault's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Energy Vault is more favorable than Laser Photonics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Laser Photonics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Energy Vault	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LASE or NRGV?

Energy Vault received 18 more outperform votes than Laser Photonics when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Laser Photonics	N/A	N/A
Energy Vault	Outperform Votes 18 47.37%	Underperform Votes 20 52.63%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in LASE or NRGV?

1.9% of Laser Photonics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.0% of Energy Vault shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Laser Photonics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of Energy Vault shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor LASE or NRGV?

In the previous week, Energy Vault had 5 more articles in the media than Laser Photonics. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Energy Vault and 4 mentions for Laser Photonics. Energy Vault's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Laser Photonics' score of 0.05 indicating that Energy Vault is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Laser Photonics	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Energy Vault	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Energy Vault beats Laser Photonics on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.