LegalZoom.com (NASDAQ:LZ – Get Free Report) and Eos Energy Enterprises (NASDAQ:EOSE – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
82.0% of LegalZoom.com shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.9% of Eos Energy Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. 5.9% of LegalZoom.com shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Eos Energy Enterprises shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for LegalZoom.com and Eos Energy Enterprises, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| LegalZoom.com | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2.25 |
| Eos Energy Enterprises | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2.09 |
Profitability
This table compares LegalZoom.com and Eos Energy Enterprises’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| LegalZoom.com | 3.05% | 9.91% | 3.35% |
| Eos Energy Enterprises | -2,095.44% | N/A | -438.89% |
Risk and Volatility
LegalZoom.com has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eos Energy Enterprises has a beta of 2.11, meaning that its stock price is 111% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares LegalZoom.com and Eos Energy Enterprises”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| LegalZoom.com | $681.88 million | 2.31 | $29.96 million | $0.12 | 73.92 |
| Eos Energy Enterprises | $15.61 million | 322.22 | -$685.87 million | ($8.36) | -2.09 |
LegalZoom.com has higher revenue and earnings than Eos Energy Enterprises. Eos Energy Enterprises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LegalZoom.com, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
LegalZoom.com beats Eos Energy Enterprises on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About LegalZoom.com
LegalZoom.com, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates an online platform that supports the legal, compliance, and business management needs of small businesses and consumers in the United States. The company’s platform offers business formation products, such as limited liability company, incorporation of C and S corporations, nonprofit formations, doing-business-as, corporate changes and filings, business licenses, legal forms, and beneficial ownership information reports; intellectual property products consisting of trademark and patent applications, and copyright registrations; and tax services, including business and personal tax preparations. It also provides consumer, estate planning, and other services comprising last will and testament, living will, living trust, power of attorney, and name change. In addition, the company offers subscriptions services, including registered agent, compliance, attorney advice, tax advice and preparation, eSignature, virtual mail and check deposit services, trademark monitoring, and estate planning bundle. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
About Eos Energy Enterprises
Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets zinc-based energy storage solutions for utility-scale, microgrid, and commercial and industrial (C&I) applications in the United States. The company offers Znyth technology battery energy storage system (BESS), which provides the operating flexibility to manage increased grid complexity and price volatility. Its flagship product is Gen 2.3 battery module. In addition, the company offers Z3 battery module that provides utilities, independent power producers, renewables developers, and C&I customers with an alternative to lithium-ion and lead-acid monopolar batteries for critical 3- to 12-hour discharge duration applications; battery management system, which provides a remote asset monitoring capability and service to track the performance and health of BESS and identify future system performance issues through predictive analytics; and project management and commissioning services, as well as long-term maintenance plans. Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. is headquartered in Edison, New Jersey.
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