Solid Power (SLDP) Competitors

Atkore (NYSE:ATKR) and Solid Power (NASDAQ:SLDP) are both electrical equipment companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends and risk.

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

33.7% of Solid Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Atkore shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of Solid Power shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, ATKR or SLDP?

Atkore has higher revenue and earnings than Solid Power. Solid Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atkore, 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
Atkore	$3.20B	0.65	$472.87M	$3.12	19.78
Solid Power	$20.14M	35.82	-$96.52M	-$0.52	-7.65

Do analysts rate ATKR or SLDP?

Atkore currently has a consensus price target of $79.57, suggesting a potential upside of 28.93%. Solid Power has a consensus price target of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.50%. Given Atkore's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Atkore is more favorable than Solid Power.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Atkore	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
Solid Power	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, ATKR or SLDP?

Atkore has a beta of 2.16, suggesting that its stock price is 116% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Solid Power has a beta of 1.82, suggesting that its stock price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor ATKR or SLDP?

In the previous week, Atkore had 2 more articles in the media than Solid Power. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Atkore and 6 mentions for Solid Power. Solid Power's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Atkore's score of 0.70 indicating that Solid Power is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Atkore	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Solid Power	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ATKR or SLDP more profitable?

Atkore has a net margin of 3.89% compared to Solid Power's net margin of -412.62%. Atkore's return on equity of 16.16% beat Solid Power's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atkore	3.89%	16.16%	8.14%
Solid Power	-412.62%	-23.13%	-21.54%

Summary

Atkore beats Solid Power on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.