Expion360 (NASDAQ:XPON – Get Free Report) and CSLM Acquisition (NASDAQ:SPWR – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.
Risk & Volatility
Expion360 has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CSLM Acquisition has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
34.5% of Expion360 shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.4% of CSLM Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Expion360 shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 42.6% of CSLM Acquisition shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Expion360 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| CSLM Acquisition | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
CSLM Acquisition has a consensus target price of $5.40, indicating a potential upside of 1,703.61%. Given CSLM Acquisition’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CSLM Acquisition is more favorable than Expion360.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Expion360 and CSLM Acquisition”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Expion360 | $9.65 million | 0.91 | -$6.24 million | ($10.58) | -0.87 |
| CSLM Acquisition | $300.00 million | 0.22 | -$45.35 million | ($0.47) | -0.64 |
Expion360 has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CSLM Acquisition. Expion360 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CSLM Acquisition, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Expion360 and CSLM Acquisition’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Expion360 | -82.32% | -102.32% | -83.35% |
| CSLM Acquisition | -4.82% | N/A | -5.38% |
Summary
CSLM Acquisition beats Expion360 on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Expion360
Expion360 Inc. designs, assembles, manufactures, and sells lithium iron phosphate batteries and supporting accessories under the VPR 4EVER name for recreational vehicles, marine, golf, industrial, residential, and off-the-grid applications. It provides battery monitors; direct current battery chargers; various models of industrial tie-downs; power generators AURA POWERCAP; terminal blocks; and bus bars. The company also engages in the development of e360 Home Energy Storage systems; e360 SmartTalk mobile application. It serves dealers, wholesalers, private label customers, and original equipment manufacturers in the United States and internationally. The company was formerly known as Yozamp Products Company, LLC and changed its name to Expion360 Inc. in November 2021. Expion360 Inc. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Redmond, Oregon.
About CSLM Acquisition
Complete Solaria, Inc. engages in the provision of solar services. It offers sales enablement, project management, partner coordination, and customer communication. The company is headquartered in San Ramon, CA and does business as SunPower Corporation.
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