Energy Vault (NYSE:NRGV – Get Rating) is one of 62 public companies in the “Miscellaneous electrical machinery, equipment, & supplies” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Energy Vault to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk and earnings.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Energy Vault and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Energy Vault | $145.88 million | -$78.30 million | -2.60 |
| Energy Vault Competitors | $711.63 million | $8.43 million | 4.05 |
Energy Vault’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Energy Vault. Energy Vault is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Energy Vault | -53.67% | -19.42% | -16.91% |
| Energy Vault Competitors | -56.46% | -12.40% | -9.77% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
36.4% of Energy Vault shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.1% of shares of all “Miscellaneous electrical machinery, equipment, & supplies” companies are held by institutional investors. 26.8% of Energy Vault shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.4% of shares of all “Miscellaneous electrical machinery, equipment, & supplies” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Risk & Volatility
Energy Vault has a beta of -0.1, suggesting that its stock price is 110% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energy Vault’s competitors have a beta of 0.52, suggesting that their average stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings for Energy Vault and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Energy Vault | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.25 |
| Energy Vault Competitors | 77 | 464 | 1004 | 51 | 2.64 |
Energy Vault currently has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 295.48%. As a group, “Miscellaneous electrical machinery, equipment, & supplies” companies have a potential upside of 43.29%. Given Energy Vault’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Energy Vault is more favorable than its competitors.
Summary
Energy Vault competitors beat Energy Vault on 10 of the 13 factors compared.
Energy Vault Company Profile
Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. develops and sells energy storage solutions. The company offers gravity-based storage systems, including EVx Platform, a scalable, modular product line starting from 40-megawatt hour to multi-gigawatt hours to address grid resiliency needs in shorter durations; Energy Vault Resiliency Center, a scalable, gigawatt hour scale product line designed to address grid resiliency needs to manage energy disruptive climate events; and Energy Vault solutions. Its solutions allow utilities, independent power producers, and large energy users to manage their power portfolios and efficiently dispatch power. Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. is based in Westlake Village, California.
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