374Water (SCWO) Competitors

374Water (NASDAQ:SCWO) and NeoVolta (NASDAQ:NEOV) are both small-cap electrical equipment companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and profitability.

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

12.2% of 374Water shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.1% of NeoVolta shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.3% of 374Water shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.2% of NeoVolta shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer SCWO or NEOV?

NeoVolta has a consensus price target of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 35.14%. Given NeoVolta's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NeoVolta is more favorable than 374Water.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
374Water	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
NeoVolta	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to SCWO or NEOV?

In the previous week, 374Water had 3 more articles in the media than NeoVolta. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for 374Water and 2 mentions for NeoVolta. 374Water's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat NeoVolta's score of -0.24 indicating that 374Water is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
374Water	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NeoVolta	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is SCWO or NEOV more profitable?

NeoVolta has a net margin of -96.69% compared to 374Water's net margin of -1,278.90%. NeoVolta's return on equity of -105.35% beat 374Water's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
374Water	-1,278.90%	-138.71%	-109.45%
NeoVolta	-96.69%	-105.35%	-88.75%

Which has more risk and volatility, SCWO or NEOV?

374Water has a beta of -0.3, suggesting that its share price is 130% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NeoVolta has a beta of -0.94, suggesting that its share price is 194% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SCWO or NEOV?

NeoVolta has higher revenue and earnings than 374Water. NeoVolta is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than 374Water, 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
374Water	$440K	111.90	-$12.43M	-$0.11	-2.96
NeoVolta	$2.64M	71.73	-$2.30M	-$0.12	-46.25

Summary

374Water and NeoVolta tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.