Ideal Power (NASDAQ:IPWR – Get Free Report) and Qnity Electronics (NYSE:Q – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Ideal Power and Qnity Electronics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Ideal Power | N/A | -60.76% | -54.15% |
| Qnity Electronics | 11.25% | 10.83% | 6.26% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
16.4% of Ideal Power shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Ideal Power shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Qnity Electronics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Ideal Power | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Qnity Electronics | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3.00 |
Ideal Power currently has a consensus target price of $10.75, indicating a potential upside of 124.43%. Qnity Electronics has a consensus target price of $151.78, indicating a potential upside of 13.62%. Given Ideal Power’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ideal Power is more favorable than Qnity Electronics.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Ideal Power and Qnity Electronics”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Ideal Power | $40,000.00 | 1,967.49 | -$10.58 million | ($1.06) | -4.52 |
| Qnity Electronics | $4.75 billion | 5.88 | $692.00 million | $2.80 | 47.71 |
Qnity Electronics has higher revenue and earnings than Ideal Power. Ideal Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Qnity Electronics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Qnity Electronics beats Ideal Power on 10 of the 14 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 Qnity Electronics
Qnity Electronics Inc. is a premier technology solution provider across the semiconductor value chain. Qnity Electronics Inc. is based in WILMINGTON, Del.
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