Energous (NASDAQ:WATT – Get Free Report) and PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
4.3% of Energous shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.5% of PDF Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Energous shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.1% of PDF Solutions 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.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Energous and PDF Solutions”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Energous | $10.48 million | 4.83 | -$9.59 million | ($2.21) | -4.14 |
| PDF Solutions | $219.02 million | 7.47 | -$640,000.00 | $0.25 | 164.00 |
PDF Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Energous. Energous is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PDF Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Energous and PDF Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Energous | -76.37% | -28.67% | -24.91% |
| PDF Solutions | 4.27% | 7.21% | 4.83% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings for Energous and PDF Solutions, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Energous | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| PDF Solutions | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2.67 |
Energous currently has a consensus target price of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 63.76%. PDF Solutions has a consensus target price of $61.33, indicating a potential upside of 49.59%. Given Energous’ higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Energous is more favorable than PDF Solutions.
Volatility & Risk
Energous has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PDF Solutions has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
PDF Solutions beats Energous on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About PDF Solutions
PDF Solutions, Inc. provides proprietary software and physical intellectual property products for integrated circuit designs, electrical measurement hardware tools, proven methodologies, and professional services in the United States, China, Japan, and internationally. The company offers Exensio software products, such as Manufacturing Analytics that store collected data in a common environment with a consistent view for enabling product engineers to identify and analyze production yield, performance, reliability, and other issues; Process Control that provides failure detection and classification capabilities for monitoring, alarming, and controlling manufacturing tool sets; Test Operations that offer data collection and analysis capabilities; and Assembly Operations that provide device manufacturers with the capability to link assembly and packaging data, including fabrication and characterization data over the product life cycle. It also provides Design-For-Inspection (DFI) systems, such as DFI On-Chip Instruments; eProbe Non-Contact E-Beam Tool; and Characterization Vehicle (CV) system, which includes CV Test Chips and pdFasTest Electrical Testers, as well as Exensio characterization software, designed to analyze the measurements collected using the eProbe tool. In addition, the company offers Cimetrix software products that enables equipment manufacturers to provide industry standard interfaces on their products; and software-as-a-service, software related services, and characterization services. It sells its technologies and services through direct sales force, service teams, and strategic alliances to integrated device manufacturers, fabless semiconductor companies, foundries, equipment manufacturers, electronics manufacturing suppliers, original device manufacturers, out-sourced semiconductor assembly and test, and system houses. PDF Solutions, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
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