Solid Power (SLDP) Competitors

Fluence Energy (NASDAQ:FLNC) and Solid Power (NASDAQ:SLDP) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and dividends.

Which has more risk & volatility, FLNC or SLDP?

Fluence Energy has a beta of 2.48, indicating that its stock price is 148% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Solid Power has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FLNC or SLDP more profitable?

Fluence Energy has a net margin of -0.08% compared to Solid Power's net margin of -471.22%. Fluence Energy's return on equity of -0.36% beat Solid Power's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fluence Energy	-0.08%	-0.36%	-0.11%
Solid Power	-471.22%	-18.08%	-16.88%

Does the media favor FLNC or SLDP?

In the previous week, Fluence Energy had 58 more articles in the media than Solid Power. MarketBeat recorded 61 mentions for Fluence Energy and 3 mentions for Solid Power. Solid Power's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Fluence Energy's score of 0.20 indicating that Solid Power is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fluence Energy	14 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	35 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Solid Power	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FLNC or SLDP?

Fluence Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Solid Power. Fluence Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Solid 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
Fluence Energy	$2.52B	0.31	$22.72M	-$0.05	-86.30
Solid Power	$20.14M	9.99	-$65.55M	-$0.55	-2.01

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FLNC or SLDP?

Fluence Energy received 61 more outperform votes than Solid Power when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.52% of users gave Solid Power an outperform vote while only 42.77% of users gave Fluence Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fluence Energy	Outperform Votes 74 42.77%	Underperform Votes 99 57.23%
Solid Power	Outperform Votes 13 56.52%	Underperform Votes 10 43.48%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FLNC or SLDP?

53.2% of Fluence Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.7% of Solid Power shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Fluence Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of Solid Power shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend FLNC or SLDP?

Fluence Energy presently has a consensus price target of $10.64, suggesting a potential upside of 146.50%. Solid Power has a consensus price target of $2.67, suggesting a potential upside of 141.33%. Given Fluence Energy's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Fluence Energy is more favorable than Solid Power.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fluence Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	19 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.19
Solid Power	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

Fluence Energy beats Solid Power on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.