Tokyo Electron (OTCMKTS:TOELY) vs. American Battery Technology (NASDAQ:ABAT) Head to Head Survey

Tokyo Electron (OTCMKTS:TOELY) and American Battery Technology (NASDAQ:ABAT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Tokyo Electron and American Battery Technology, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tokyo Electron	0	1	0	0	2.00
American Battery Technology	1	0	0	1	2.50

American Battery Technology has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 79.37%. Given American Battery Technology’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe American Battery Technology is more favorable than Tokyo Electron.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

1.3% of Tokyo Electron shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.9% of American Battery Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of American Battery Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Tokyo Electron has a beta of 1.9, indicating that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Battery Technology has a beta of -0.52, indicating that its stock price is 152% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Tokyo Electron and American Battery Technology”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tokyo Electron	$15.97 billion	8.82	$3.59 billion	$3.66	40.79
American Battery Technology	$9.45 million	46.60	-$46.76 million	($0.40)	-8.36

Tokyo Electron has higher revenue and earnings than American Battery Technology. American Battery Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tokyo Electron, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Tokyo Electron and American Battery Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tokyo Electron	21.07%	23.86%	17.69%
American Battery Technology	-436.31%	-46.98%	-42.78%

Summary

Tokyo Electron beats American Battery Technology on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tokyo Electron

Tokyo Electron Limited, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells semiconductor and flat panel display (FPD) production equipment in Japan, Europe, North America, Taiwan, China, South Korea, Southeast Asia, and internationally. The company offers coaters/developers, etch systems, surface preparation systems, deposition systems, test systems, wafer bonders/debonders, wafer edge trimming, SiC epitaxial CVD systems, gas cluster ion beam system, and cleaning systems. It also provides plasma etch/ash systems for use in the manufacture of FPDs, as well as inkjet printing systems for manufacturing OLED displays. In addition, the company offers delivery, facility management, and non-life insurance services; sells semiconductor products, board computer products, software, and other electronic components; sells and supports network/storage/middleware related solutions; and develops, manufactures, and sells magnetic annealing systems. Tokyo Electron Limited was incorporated in 1951 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About American Battery Technology

American Battery Technology Company operates as a battery materials company. The company explores for resources of battery metals, such as such as lithium, nickel, cobalt, and manganese; and develops and commercializes technologies for the extraction of battery metals, as well as commercializes integrated process for the recycling of lithium-ion batteries. The company was formerly known as American Battery Metals Corporation. American Battery Technology Company was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Reno, Nevada.