Roth CH Acquisition IV (ROCG) Competitors

Roth CH Acquisition IV (NASDAQ:ROCG) and Ideal Power (NASDAQ:IPWR) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility and risk, ROCG or IPWR?

Roth CH Acquisition IV has a beta of 0.03, suggesting that its stock price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ideal Power has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor ROCG or IPWR?

In the previous week, Ideal Power had 1 more articles in the media than Roth CH Acquisition IV. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Ideal Power and 0 mentions for Roth CH Acquisition IV. Ideal Power's average media sentiment score of 1.92 beat Roth CH Acquisition IV's score of 0.00 indicating that Ideal Power is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Roth CH Acquisition IV	Neutral
Ideal Power	Very Positive

Do analysts rate ROCG or IPWR?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Roth CH Acquisition IV	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Ideal Power	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ROCG or IPWR?

Ideal Power received 252 more outperform votes than Roth CH Acquisition IV when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Roth CH Acquisition IV	N/A	N/A
Ideal Power	Outperform Votes 252 63.96%	Underperform Votes 142 36.04%

Is ROCG or IPWR more profitable?

Roth CH Acquisition IV has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Ideal Power's net margin of -7,152.45%. Ideal Power's return on equity of -55.69% beat Roth CH Acquisition IV's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Roth CH Acquisition IV	N/A	-6,449.52%	-0.66%
Ideal Power	-7,152.45%	-55.69%	-49.80%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ROCG or IPWR?

Roth CH Acquisition IV has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ideal Power.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Roth CH Acquisition IV	N/A	N/A	-$180K	N/A	N/A
Ideal Power	$86.03K	479.74	-$9.95M	-$1.30	-3.81

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ROCG or IPWR?

67.1% of Roth CH Acquisition IV shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.4% of Ideal Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.6% of Roth CH Acquisition IV shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of Ideal Power shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Ideal Power beats Roth CH Acquisition IV on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.