Solid Power (SLDP) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to FLNC or SLDP?

In the previous week, Fluence Energy had 20 more articles in the media than Solid Power. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Fluence Energy and 0 mentions for Solid Power. Solid Power's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Fluence Energy's score of 0.98 indicating that Solid Power is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Fluence Energy	Positive
Solid Power	Very Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, FLNC or SLDP?

Fluence Energy has a beta of 2.49, indicating that its share price is 149% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Solid Power has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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	$2.33B	0.39	$22.72M	-$0.22	-22.77
Solid Power	$20.20M	11.63	-$65.55M	-$0.51	-2.57

Do institutionals & insiders believe in 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 insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of Solid Power shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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%

Do analysts recommend FLNC or SLDP?

Fluence Energy presently has a consensus target price of $8.21, indicating a potential upside of 63.96%. Solid Power has a consensus target price of $1.50, indicating a potential upside of 14.50%. Given Fluence Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Fluence Energy is more favorable than Solid Power.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fluence Energy	2 Sell rating(s)	18 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.12
Solid Power	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FLNC or SLDP?

Fluence Energy received 62 more outperform votes than Solid Power when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.52% of users gave Solid Power an outperform vote while only 42.37% of users gave Fluence Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fluence Energy	Outperform Votes 75 42.37%	Underperform Votes 102 57.63%
Solid Power	Outperform Votes 13 56.52%	Underperform Votes 10 43.48%

Summary

Fluence Energy beats Solid Power on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.