Energy Vault (NYSE:NRGV – Get Free Report) and Powell Industries (NASDAQ:POWL – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.
Volatility and Risk
Energy Vault has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Powell Industries has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Energy Vault and Powell Industries”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Energy Vault | $203.67 million | 3.73 | -$103.61 million | ($0.66) | -6.32 |
| Powell Industries | $1.10 billion | 5.62 | $180.75 million | $5.21 | 32.72 |
Powell Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Energy Vault. Energy Vault is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Powell Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Energy Vault and Powell Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Energy Vault | -48.58% | -236.83% | -34.74% |
| Powell Industries | 16.49% | 27.51% | 15.94% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
40.0% of Energy Vault shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Powell Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 17.2% of Energy Vault shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Powell Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Energy Vault and Powell Industries, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Energy Vault | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.29 |
| Powell Industries | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2.86 |
Energy Vault currently has a consensus target price of $6.01, indicating a potential upside of 43.89%. Powell Industries has a consensus target price of $215.42, indicating a potential upside of 26.36%. Given Energy Vault’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Energy Vault is more favorable than Powell Industries.
Summary
Powell Industries beats Energy Vault on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Energy Vault
Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. develops and sells energy storage solutions. The company offers B-Vault, an electrochemical battery energy storage systems for shorter-duration energy storage needs; G-Vault, a proprietary gravity energy storage solution, including EVx solution; and H-Vault, a hybrid energy storage systems including systems that integrate green hydrogen. Its software solutions includes Vault-OS, an energy management system the management of one or more diverse storage mediums; Vault-Bidder that utilizes machine learning algorithms to match node-specific data with real-time weather and asset performance information; and Vault-Manager which designs to safeguard asset management and to help blend developing technologies seamlessly into existing solutions. Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. is based in Westlake Village, California.
About Powell Industries
Powell Industries, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and services custom-engineered equipment and systems. The company’s principal products include integrated power control room substations, custom-engineered modules, electrical houses, medium-voltage circuit breakers, monitoring and control communications systems, motor control centers, switches, and bus duct systems, as well as traditional and arc-resistant distribution switchgears and control gears. Its products have application in voltages ranging from 480 volts to 38,000 volts. The company also provide field service inspection, installation, commissioning, modification and repair, spare parts, retrofit and retrofill components for existing systems, and replacement circuit breakers for switchgear. It serves onshore and offshore production, liquefied natural gas facilities and terminals, pipelines, refineries, and petrochemical plants, as well as electric utility, light rail traction power, mining and metals, pulp and paper, data centers and other municipal, commercial, and industrial markets. The company has operations in the United States, Canada, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Mexico, and Central and South America. Powell Industries, Inc. was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
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