NET Power (NYSE:NPWR) vs. Expion360 (NASDAQ:XPON) Head to Head Analysis

Expion360 (NASDAQ:XPON) and NET Power (NYSE:NPWR) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Expion360 and NET Power’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%
NET Power	N/A	212.89%	64.20%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Expion360 and NET Power”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Expion360	$9.65 million	0.40	-$6.24 million	($10.58)	-0.37
NET Power	$250,000.00	984.89	-$578.63 million	($6.44)	-0.17

Expion360 has higher revenue and earnings than NET Power. Expion360 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NET Power, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

34.5% of Expion360 shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.6% of NET Power shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of Expion360 shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of NET Power shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Expion360 and NET Power, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Expion360	1	0	0	0	1.00
NET Power	1	2	2	0	2.20

NET Power has a consensus target price of $3.25, indicating a potential upside of 196.80%. Given NET Power’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NET Power is more favorable than Expion360.

Volatility and Risk

Expion360 has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NET Power has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

NET Power beats Expion360 on 11 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 NET Power

NET Power Inc. operates as a clean energy technology company. The company invents, develops, and licenses clean power generation technology. NET Power Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina.