EAF vs. MVST, BYRN, NPWR, BLDP, SES, AMPX, SLDP, RONI, ELPW, and NVX
Should you be buying GrafTech International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of GrafTech International include Microvast (MVST), Byrna Technologies (BYRN), NET Power (NPWR), Ballard Power Systems (BLDP), SES AI (SES), Amprius Technologies (AMPX), Solid Power (SLDP), Rice Acquisition Corp. II (RONI), Elong Power (ELPW), and NOVONIX (NVX). These companies are all part of the "electrical equipment" industry.
GrafTech International vs.
GrafTech International (NYSE:EAF) and Microvast (NASDAQ:MVST) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.
GrafTech International received 176 more outperform votes than Microvast when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.14% of users gave GrafTech International an outperform vote while only 46.15% of users gave Microvast an outperform vote.
GrafTech International has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Microvast has a beta of 2.72, suggesting that its stock price is 172% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Microvast had 5 more articles in the media than GrafTech International. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Microvast and 3 mentions for GrafTech International. GrafTech International's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Microvast's score of 0.50 indicating that GrafTech International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
92.8% of GrafTech International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.7% of Microvast shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of GrafTech International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.8% of Microvast shares are owned by company 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.
Microvast has lower revenue, but higher earnings than GrafTech International. Microvast is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GrafTech International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
GrafTech International has a net margin of -24.34% compared to Microvast's net margin of -30.88%. Microvast's return on equity of -22.10% beat GrafTech International's return on equity.
GrafTech International currently has a consensus target price of $1.63, suggesting a potential upside of 61.69%. Microvast has a consensus target price of $3.00, suggesting a potential downside of 15.97%. Given GrafTech International's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe GrafTech International is more favorable than Microvast.
Summary
GrafTech International and Microvast tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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