Ideal Power (NASDAQ:IPWR – Get Free Report) and Advent Technologies (NASDAQ:ADN – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
16.4% of Ideal Power shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.5% of Advent Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Ideal Power shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Advent Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Ideal Power and Advent Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Ideal Power | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Advent Technologies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Risk & Volatility
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Ideal Power and Advent Technologies”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Ideal Power | $19,296.00 | 1,687.25 | -$10.42 million | ($1.21) | -3.22 |
| Advent Technologies | $3.28 million | 1.76 | -$40.99 million | ($26.97) | -0.08 |
Ideal Power has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Advent Technologies. Ideal Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Advent Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Ideal Power and Advent Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Ideal Power | -56,057.89% | -56.75% | -51.06% |
| Advent Technologies | -1,101.58% | N/A | -194.47% |
Summary
Ideal Power beats Advent Technologies on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Ideal Power
Ideal Power Inc. focuses on the development and commercialization of its bidirectional bipolar junction TRANsistor solid-state switch technology. It also offers SymCool Power Module designed to meet low conduction loss needs of the solid-state circuit breaker market. The company serves electric and hybrid electric vehicles, electric vehicle charging, renewable energy and energy storage system power converters, uninterruptible power supplies for data centers, industrial motor drives, solid-state circuit breakers, distribution and transmission switches and controls, and other industrial and military markets. The company was formerly known as Ideal Power Converters Inc. and changed its name to Ideal Power Inc. in July 2013. Ideal Power Inc. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
About Advent Technologies
Advent Technologies Holdings, Inc., an advanced materials and technology development company, operates in the fuel cell and hydrogen technology markets in North America, Europe, and Asia. It develops, manufactures, and assembles fuel cell systems and critical components that determine the performance of hydrogen fuel cells and other energy systems. The company offers high-temperature proton exchange membrane (HT-PEM) fuel cells, including membrane electrode assemblies, bipolar plates, and reformers, as well as provides fuel-cell stack assembly and testing services. It serves stationary power, portable power, automotive, aviation, energy storage, and sensor markets. The company is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
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