ESS Tech (GWH) Competitors $1.53 -0.07 (-4.27%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.51 -0.02 (-1.35%) As of 07/11/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GWH vs. XCH, STEM, WTMA, ELPW, PCLA, LASE, CAPT, FLUX, PPSI, and SCWOShould you be buying ESS Tech stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ESS Tech include XCHG (XCH), Stem (STEM), Welsbach Technology Metals Acquisition (WTMA), Elong Power (ELPW), PicoCELA (PCLA), Laser Photonics (LASE), Captivision (CAPT), Flux Power (FLUX), Pioneer Power Solutions (PPSI), and 374Water (SCWO). These companies are all part of the "electrical equipment" industry. ESS Tech vs. Its Competitors XCHG Stem Welsbach Technology Metals Acquisition Elong Power PicoCELA Laser Photonics Captivision Flux Power Pioneer Power Solutions 374Water ESS Tech (NYSE:GWH) and XCHG (NASDAQ:XCH) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment. Is GWH or XCH more profitable? XCHG has a net margin of 0.00% compared to ESS Tech's net margin of -2,067.81%. XCHG's return on equity of 0.00% beat ESS Tech's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ESS Tech-2,067.81% -215.91% -103.16% XCHG N/A N/A N/A Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GWH or XCH? 46.8% of ESS Tech shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of ESS Tech shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor GWH or XCH? In the previous week, ESS Tech had 3 more articles in the media than XCHG. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for ESS Tech and 2 mentions for XCHG. XCHG's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat ESS Tech's score of 0.40 indicating that XCHG is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ESS Tech 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral XCHG 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend GWH or XCH? ESS Tech presently has a consensus target price of $8.92, suggesting a potential upside of 482.14%. Given ESS Tech's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe ESS Tech is more favorable than XCHG.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ESS Tech 2 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.78XCHG 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has better valuation and earnings, GWH or XCH? XCHG has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ESS Tech. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioESS Tech$4.16M4.46-$86.22M-$7.17-0.21XCHGN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A SummaryESS Tech beats XCHG on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks. Get ESS Tech News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GWH and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GWH and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GWH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricESS TechELEC PRODS IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$18.54M$8.79B$27.71B$20.57BDividend YieldN/A1.76%3.13%3.71%P/E Ratio-0.2113.3736.8727.81Price / Sales4.4635.201,902.7142.30Price / CashN/A15.7333.7217.96Price / Book0.649.117.224.57Net Income-$86.22M$255.60M$768.08M$987.45M7 Day Performance1.44%1.57%0.12%1.12%1 Month Performance46.43%5.77%5.96%5.46%1 Year Performance-88.72%-5.75%52,558.49%10.29% ESS Tech Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GWHESS Tech2.115 of 5 stars$1.53-4.3%$8.92+482.1%-88.7%$18.54M$4.16M-0.21270Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeXCHXCHGN/A$1.35-3.6%N/AN/A$83.23MN/A0.00165Positive NewsSTEMStem3.2542 of 5 stars$8.83+2.6%$22.22+151.7%-70.8%$71.62M$144.58M-0.09660Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeWTMAWelsbach Technology Metals AcquisitionN/A$20.00+33.3%N/A+17.6%$60.20MN/A0.004Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeELPWElong PowerN/A$1.92+62.7%N/AN/A$59.07M$3.16M0.00N/AAnalyst DowngradeHigh Trading VolumePCLAPicoCELAN/A$2.14+5.9%N/AN/A$46.33M$5.22M0.0053Analyst UpgradeLockup ExpirationHigh Trading VolumeLASELaser Photonics0.2743 of 5 stars$2.39-4.4%N/A+101.0%$35.69M$4.96M-5.4320Gap UpCAPTCaptivisionN/A$1.19+2.6%N/A-41.9%$35.51M$14.64M0.00N/APositive NewsGap UpFLUXFlux Power2.1306 of 5 stars$2.38+22.1%$6.00+152.1%-57.1%$32.70M$60.82M-4.76120High Trading VolumePPSIPioneer Power Solutions3.7296 of 5 stars$2.67-2.6%$12.00+349.4%-42.7%$30.52M$22.88M-3.9390SCWO374Water1.4463 of 5 stars$0.19-7.9%N/A-84.2%$29.86M$673.27K-1.9020Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies XCHG Alternatives Stem Alternatives Welsbach Technology Metals Acquisition Alternatives Elong Power Alternatives PicoCELA Alternatives Laser Photonics Alternatives Captivision Alternatives Flux Power Alternatives Pioneer Power Solutions Alternatives 374Water Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:GWH) was last updated on 7/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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