AZZ (NYSE:AZZ) & Energous (NASDAQ:WATT) Head-To-Head Contrast

AZZ (NYSE:AZZ) and Energous (NASDAQ:WATT) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares AZZ and Energous’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AZZ	8.17%	15.30%	7.01%
Energous	-1,448.42%	-489.87%	-205.29%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares AZZ and Energous”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AZZ	$1.58 billion	1.89	$128.83 million	$1.59	62.65
Energous	$1.05 million	8.97	-$18.40 million	($1.63)	-0.17

AZZ has higher revenue and earnings than Energous. Energous is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AZZ, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

AZZ has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energous has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for AZZ and Energous, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AZZ	0	4	4	1	2.67
Energous	0	0	0	0	0.00

AZZ currently has a consensus price target of $104.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.40%. Given AZZ’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe AZZ is more favorable than Energous.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

90.9% of AZZ shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.3% of Energous shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of AZZ shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Energous shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

AZZ beats Energous on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About AZZ

AZZ Inc. provides hot-dip galvanizing and coil coating solutions in North America. It offers metal finishing solutions for corrosion protection, including hot-dip galvanizing, spin galvanizing, powder coating, anodizing, and plating to steel fabrication and other industries, as well as to fabricators or manufacturers that provide services to the transmission and distribution, bridge and highway, petrochemical, and general industrial markets; and original equipment manufacturers. It also provides aesthetic and corrosion protective coatings and related value-added services for steel and aluminum coil primarily serving the construction; appliance; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning; container; transportation; and other end markets. The company was incorporated in 1956 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.

About Energous

Energous Corporation provides wireless charging system solutions in the United States. The company develops WattUp wireless power networks technology that consists of semiconductor chipsets; software controls; hardware designs; and antennas that enables radio frequency-based charging for Internet of Things devices. Its products are used in asset trackers; sensors; retail displays; and security devices; smart home; medical; industrial; and other sensors; electronic shelf labeling; logistics and asset tracking tags and sensors; computer mice and keyboards; remote controls; gaming consoles and controllers; hearing aids; rechargeable batteries; automotive accessories; smart textiles; wearables; and medical devices. The company was formerly known as DvineWave Inc. and changed its name to Energous Corporation in January 2014. Energous Corporation was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in San Jose; California.