Zeo Energy (ZEO) Competitors

Solid Power (NASDAQ:SLDP) and Zeo Energy (NASDAQ:ZEO) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SLDP or ZEO?

33.7% of Solid Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.2% of Solid Power shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Zeo Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SLDP or ZEO more profitable?

Zeo Energy has a net margin of -2.05% compared to Solid Power's net margin of -471.22%. Zeo Energy's return on equity of -3.32% beat Solid Power's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Solid Power	-471.22%	-18.08%	-16.88%
Zeo Energy	-2.05%	-3.32%	-6.01%

Do analysts rate SLDP or ZEO?

Solid Power presently has a consensus target price of $1.50, suggesting a potential upside of 14.50%. Given Solid Power's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Solid Power is more favorable than Zeo Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Solid Power	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Zeo Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more volatility and risk, SLDP or ZEO?

Solid Power has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zeo Energy has a beta of -0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 158% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SLDP or ZEO?

Solid Power received 13 more outperform votes than Zeo Energy when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Solid Power	Outperform Votes 13 56.52%	Underperform Votes 10 43.48%
Zeo Energy	N/A	N/A

Which has better earnings and valuation, SLDP or ZEO?

Zeo Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Solid Power. Solid Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zeo Energy, 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
Solid Power	$20.20M	11.63	-$65.55M	-$0.51	-2.57
Zeo Energy	$110.07M	0.72	-$3M	-$1.39	-1.15

Does the media prefer SLDP or ZEO?

In the previous week, Solid Power's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Zeo Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Solid Power is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Solid Power	Very Positive
Zeo Energy	Neutral

Summary

Solid Power beats Zeo Energy on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.