Nuvve (NVVE) Competitors

Energy Focus (NASDAQ:EFOI) and Nuvve (NASDAQ:NVVE) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, profitability and dividends.

Is EFOI or NVVE more profitable?

Energy Focus has a net margin of -35.77% compared to Nuvve's net margin of -389.87%. Energy Focus' return on equity of -71.48% beat Nuvve's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energy Focus	-35.77%	-71.48%	-29.86%
Nuvve	-389.87%	-1,604.08%	-98.63%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EFOI or NVVE?

Energy Focus received 244 more outperform votes than Nuvve when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.54% of users gave Nuvve an outperform vote while only 47.55% of users gave Energy Focus an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Energy Focus	Outperform Votes 252 47.55%	Underperform Votes 278 52.45%
Nuvve	Outperform Votes 8 61.54%	Underperform Votes 5 38.46%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in EFOI or NVVE?

3.7% of Energy Focus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.0% of Nuvve shares are owned by institutional investors. 33.6% of Energy Focus shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.9% of Nuvve shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, EFOI or NVVE?

Energy Focus has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nuvve has a beta of 1.96, meaning that its stock price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, EFOI or NVVE?

Energy Focus has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Nuvve. Energy Focus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nuvve, 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 Focus	$4.86M	1.88	-$4.29M	-$0.32	-5.44
Nuvve	$4.88M	0.58	-$31.28M	-$31.82	-0.03

Does the media prefer EFOI or NVVE?

In the previous week, Energy Focus and Energy Focus both had 3 articles in the media. Energy Focus' average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Nuvve's score of 0.93 indicating that Energy Focus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Energy Focus	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Nuvve	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Energy Focus beats Nuvve on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.