CSLM Acquisition (NASDAQ:SPWR – Get Free Report) and Expion360 (NASDAQ:XPON – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and dividends.
Risk and Volatility
CSLM Acquisition has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Expion360 has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares CSLM Acquisition and Expion360’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| CSLM Acquisition | -4.82% | N/A | -5.38% |
| Expion360 | -82.32% | -102.32% | -83.35% |
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| CSLM Acquisition | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Expion360 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
CSLM Acquisition currently has a consensus target price of $5.40, indicating a potential upside of 1,744.26%. Given CSLM Acquisition’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe CSLM Acquisition is more favorable than Expion360.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares CSLM Acquisition and Expion360″s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| CSLM Acquisition | $283.12 million | 0.22 | -$45.35 million | ($0.19) | -1.54 |
| Expion360 | $8.21 million | 0.87 | -$6.24 million | ($10.58) | -0.70 |
Expion360 has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CSLM Acquisition. CSLM Acquisition is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Expion360, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
47.4% of CSLM Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.5% of Expion360 shares are owned by institutional investors. 42.6% of CSLM Acquisition shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Expion360 shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
CSLM Acquisition beats Expion360 on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About CSLM Acquisition
Complete Solaria, Inc. engages in the provision of solar services. It offers sales enablement, project management, partner coordination, and customer communication. The company is headquartered in San Ramon, CA and does business as SunPower Corporation.
About Expion360
Expion360 Inc. designs, assembles, manufactures, and sells lithium iron phosphate batteries and supporting accessories under the VPR 4EVER name for recreational vehicles, marine, golf, industrial, residential, and off-the-grid applications. It provides battery monitors; direct current battery chargers; various models of industrial tie-downs; power generators AURA POWERCAP; terminal blocks; and bus bars. The company also engages in the development of e360 Home Energy Storage systems; e360 SmartTalk mobile application. It serves dealers, wholesalers, private label customers, and original equipment manufacturers in the United States and internationally. The company was formerly known as Yozamp Products Company, LLC and changed its name to Expion360 Inc. in November 2021. Expion360 Inc. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Redmond, Oregon.
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