Electrovaya - EFL Competitors

Electrovaya (TSE:EFL) and Hammond Power Solutions (TSE:HPS.A) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, earnings, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and risk.

Is EFL or HPS.A more profitable?

Hammond Power Solutions has a net margin of 8.03% compared to Electrovaya's net margin of -30.72%. Hammond Power Solutions' return on equity of 30.95% beat Electrovaya's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Electrovaya	-30.72%	N/A	-13.49%
Hammond Power Solutions	8.03%	30.95%	10.56%

Do analysts prefer EFL or HPS.A?

Electrovaya presently has a consensus target price of C$3.25, suggesting a potential upside of 218.63%. Given Electrovaya's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Electrovaya is more favorable than Hammond Power Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Electrovaya	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Hammond Power Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do institutionals & insiders believe in EFL or HPS.A?

1.1% of Electrovaya shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.1% of Hammond Power Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 34.9% of Electrovaya shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.9% of Hammond Power Solutions shares are held by 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.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, EFL or HPS.A?

Hammond Power Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Electrovaya. Electrovaya is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hammond Power Solutions, 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
Electrovaya	C$26.35 million	6.38	-C$8.10 million	-C$0.07	-14.57
Hammond Power Solutions	C$558.46 million	0.58	C$44.83 million	C$2.52	14.28

Does the media prefer EFL or HPS.A?

In the previous week, Hammond Power Solutions had 1 more articles in the media than Electrovaya. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Hammond Power Solutions and 0 mentions for Electrovaya. Hammond Power Solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Electrovaya's score of -0.34 indicating that Hammond Power Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Electrovaya	Neutral
Hammond Power Solutions	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EFL or HPS.A?

Electrovaya received 139 more outperform votes than Hammond Power Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.11% of users gave Electrovaya an outperform vote while only 60.55% of users gave Hammond Power Solutions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Electrovaya	Outperform Votes 205 68.11%	Underperform Votes 96 31.89%
Hammond Power Solutions	Outperform Votes 66 60.55%	Underperform Votes 43 39.45%

Which has more volatility & risk, EFL or HPS.A?

Electrovaya has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hammond Power Solutions has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Hammond Power Solutions beats Electrovaya on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.