Energy Vault (NYSE:NRGV – Get Rating) and Evercel (OTCMKTS:EVRC – Get Rating) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Energy Vault and Evercel, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Energy Vault | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.25 |
| Evercel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Energy Vault currently has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 270.37%. Given Energy Vault’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Energy Vault is more favorable than Evercel.
Risk and Volatility
Insider and Institutional Ownership
36.4% of Energy Vault shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.8% of Energy Vault shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Energy Vault and Evercel’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Energy Vault | -53.67% | -19.42% | -16.91% |
| Evercel | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Energy Vault and Evercel’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Energy Vault | $145.88 million | 1.79 | -$78.30 million | ($0.68) | -2.78 |
| Evercel | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Evercel has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Energy Vault.
Summary
Energy Vault beats Evercel on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Energy Vault
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.
About Evercel
Evercel, Inc. is a holding company that oversees and manages its subsidiary companies and portfolio investments. The firm provides multi-technology supply-chain printing solutions through its subsidiaries. The company was founded on June 22, 1998 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.
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