NeoVolta (NEOV) Competitors

Energy Vault (NYSE:NRGV) and NeoVolta (NASDAQ:NEOV) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in NRGV or NEOV?

40.0% of Energy Vault shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.1% of NeoVolta shares are held by institutional investors. 19.8% of Energy Vault shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.2% of NeoVolta shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate NRGV or NEOV?

Energy Vault presently has a consensus price target of $1.67, suggesting a potential downside of 60.90%. NeoVolta has a consensus price target of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 49.85%. Given NeoVolta's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NeoVolta is more favorable than Energy Vault.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energy Vault	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
NeoVolta	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Is NRGV or NEOV more profitable?

NeoVolta has a net margin of -59.75% compared to Energy Vault's net margin of -279.38%. Energy Vault's return on equity of -96.64% beat NeoVolta's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energy Vault	-279.38%	-96.64%	-54.64%
NeoVolta	-59.75%	-144.53%	-97.35%

Does the media favor NRGV or NEOV?

In the previous week, Energy Vault had 12 more articles in the media than NeoVolta. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Energy Vault and 8 mentions for NeoVolta. Energy Vault's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat NeoVolta's score of 0.34 indicating that Energy Vault is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Energy Vault	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NeoVolta	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, NRGV or NEOV?

Energy Vault has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NeoVolta has a beta of -0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 186% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, NRGV or NEOV?

NeoVolta has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Energy Vault. NeoVolta 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
Energy Vault	$46.20M	14.93	-$135.75M	-$0.97	-4.39
NeoVolta	$8.43M	20.32	-$5.03M	-$0.15	-33.37

Summary

Energy Vault beats NeoVolta on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.