Hammond Power Solutions (HPS.A) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer ESU or HPS.A?

Hammond Power Solutions has a consensus price target of C$153.75, suggesting a potential upside of 56.27%. Given Hammond Power Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hammond Power Solutions is more favorable than EEStor Co. (ESU.V).

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EEStor Co. (ESU.V)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Hammond Power Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better earnings & valuation, ESU or HPS.A?

Hammond Power Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than EEStor Co. (ESU.V). EEStor Co. (ESU.V) 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
EEStor Co. (ESU.V)	N/A	N/A	N/A	-C$0.01	-20.56
Hammond Power Solutions	C$754.37M	1.19	C$65.88M	C$5.54	17.76

Does the media favor ESU or HPS.A?

In the previous week, Hammond Power Solutions had 2 more articles in the media than EEStor Co. (ESU.V). MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Hammond Power Solutions and 0 mentions for EEStor Co. (ESU.V). Hammond Power Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat EEStor Co. (ESU.V)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Hammond Power Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
EEStor Co. (ESU.V)	Neutral
Hammond Power Solutions	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ESU or HPS.A?

EEStor Co. (ESU.V) received 2 more outperform votes than Hammond Power Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.41% of users gave EEStor Co. (ESU.V) an outperform vote while only 61.67% of users gave Hammond Power Solutions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EEStor Co. (ESU.V)	Outperform Votes 76 64.41%	Underperform Votes 42 35.59%
Hammond Power Solutions	Outperform Votes 74 61.67%	Underperform Votes 46 38.33%

Is ESU or HPS.A more profitable?

Hammond Power Solutions has a net margin of 8.73% compared to EEStor Co. (ESU.V)'s net margin of 0.00%. Hammond Power Solutions' return on equity of 28.43% beat EEStor Co. (ESU.V)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EEStor Co. (ESU.V)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hammond Power Solutions	8.73%	28.43%	14.68%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ESU or HPS.A?

27.7% of Hammond Power Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 6.0% of Hammond Power Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Hammond Power Solutions beats EEStor Co. (ESU.V) on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.