ChargePoint (NYSE:CHPT – Get Free Report) and Terrestrial Energy (NASDAQ:IMSR – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings and dividends.
Risk and Volatility
ChargePoint has a beta of 1.75, indicating that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Terrestrial Energy has a beta of 2.39, indicating that its share price is 139% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares ChargePoint and Terrestrial Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| ChargePoint | $411.22 million | 0.33 | -$220.20 million | ($8.68) | -0.64 |
| Terrestrial Energy | $250,000.00 | 2,160.97 | -$28.02 million | ($0.19) | -26.84 |
Terrestrial Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ChargePoint. Terrestrial Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ChargePoint, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations for ChargePoint and Terrestrial Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| ChargePoint | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.80 |
| Terrestrial Energy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.25 |
ChargePoint currently has a consensus target price of $8.31, suggesting a potential upside of 49.51%. Terrestrial Energy has a consensus target price of $13.50, suggesting a potential upside of 164.71%. Given Terrestrial Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Terrestrial Energy is more favorable than ChargePoint.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
37.8% of ChargePoint shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of ChargePoint shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 28.6% of Terrestrial Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares ChargePoint and Terrestrial Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| ChargePoint | -49.66% | -504.42% | -18.93% |
| Terrestrial Energy | N/A | -16.65% | -12.52% |
Summary
Terrestrial Energy beats ChargePoint on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About ChargePoint
ChargePoint Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides electric vehicle (EV) charging networks and charging solutions in the North America and Europe. The company serves commercial, such as retail, workplace, hospitality, parking, recreation, municipal, education, and highway fast charge; fleet, which include delivery, take home, logistics, motor pool, transit, and shared mobility; and residential including single family homes and multi-family apartments and condominiums customers. ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Campbell, California.
About Terrestrial Energy
Terrestrial Energy Inc. produces carbon free nuclear energy in North Carolina and internationally. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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