NeoVolta (NEOV) Competitors

NET Power (NYSE:NPWR) and NeoVolta (NASDAQ:NEOV) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Does the media favor NPWR or NEOV?

In the previous week, NET Power had 8 more articles in the media than NeoVolta. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for NET Power and 2 mentions for NeoVolta. NeoVolta's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat NET Power's score of 0.09 indicating that NeoVolta is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NET Power	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
NeoVolta	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate NPWR or NEOV?

NET Power currently has a consensus price target of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 60.32%. NeoVolta has a consensus price target of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 106.04%. Given NeoVolta's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NeoVolta is more favorable than NET Power.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NET Power	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
NeoVolta	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is NPWR or NEOV more profitable?

NET Power has a net margin of 0.00% compared to NeoVolta's net margin of -96.69%. NET Power's return on equity of -27.05% beat NeoVolta's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NET Power	N/A	-27.05%	-8.77%
NeoVolta	-96.69%	-105.35%	-88.75%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, NPWR or NEOV?

NeoVolta has higher revenue and earnings than NET Power. NeoVolta is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NET Power, 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
NET Power	$250K	2,186.32	-$49.19M	-$2.36	-1.06
NeoVolta	$2.64M	47.04	-$2.30M	-$0.12	-30.33

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of NPWR or NEOV?

53.6% of NET Power shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.1% of NeoVolta shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of NET Power shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.2% of NeoVolta shares are held 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, NPWR or NEOV?

NET Power has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NeoVolta has a beta of -0.91, meaning that its stock price is 191% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

NET Power beats NeoVolta on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.