Polar Power (POLA) Competitors

Orion Energy Systems (NASDAQ:OESX) and Polar Power (NASDAQ:POLA) are both small-cap electrical equipment companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk, earnings and valuation.

Which has better valuation and earnings, OESX or POLA?

Polar Power has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Orion Energy Systems. Orion Energy Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Polar 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
Orion Energy Systems	$79.72M	0.28	-$11.80M	-$0.29	-2.34
Polar Power	$13.97M	0.32	-$4.68M	-$2.31	-0.78

Do institutionals and insiders believe in OESX or POLA?

52.6% of Orion Energy Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.1% of Polar Power shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of Orion Energy Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 32.5% of Polar Power shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate OESX or POLA?

Orion Energy Systems presently has a consensus price target of $1.75, indicating a potential upside of 158.04%. Given Orion Energy Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Orion Energy Systems is more favorable than Polar Power.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Orion Energy Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Polar Power	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk & volatility, OESX or POLA?

Orion Energy Systems has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Polar Power has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer OESX or POLA?

In the previous week, Orion Energy Systems had 8 more articles in the media than Polar Power. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Orion Energy Systems and 1 mentions for Polar Power. Orion Energy Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Polar Power's score of -0.70 indicating that Orion Energy Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Orion Energy Systems	0 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Polar Power	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Is OESX or POLA more profitable?

Orion Energy Systems has a net margin of -11.70% compared to Polar Power's net margin of -27.30%. Polar Power's return on equity of -39.10% beat Orion Energy Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Orion Energy Systems	-11.70%	-62.99%	-15.85%
Polar Power	-27.30%	-39.10%	-19.68%

Summary

Orion Energy Systems beats Polar Power on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.