Dragonfly Energy (NASDAQ:DFLI – Get Free Report) and Star Group (NYSE:SGU – 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, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Dragonfly Energy and Star Group, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Dragonfly Energy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.25 |
| Star Group | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Dragonfly Energy presently has a consensus target price of $3.25, indicating a potential upside of 88.95%. Given Dragonfly Energy’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Dragonfly Energy is more favorable than Star Group.
Volatility & Risk
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Dragonfly Energy and Star Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Dragonfly Energy | $58.63 million | 0.35 | -$69.94 million | ($32.02) | -0.05 |
| Star Group | $1.84 billion | 0.22 | $73.50 million | $1.58 | 7.82 |
Star Group has higher revenue and earnings than Dragonfly Energy. Dragonfly Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Star Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
8.2% of Dragonfly Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.4% of Star Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Dragonfly Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.4% of Star Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Dragonfly Energy and Star Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Dragonfly Energy | -119.29% | N/A | -57.20% |
| Star Group | 4.16% | 23.03% | 7.61% |
Summary
Star Group beats Dragonfly Energy on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Dragonfly Energy
Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. engages in the manufacturing and sale of deep cycle lithium-ion batteries for recreational vehicles, marine vessels, solar and off-grid residence industries, and industrial and energy storage markets. The company provides lithium power systems comprising solar panels, chargers and inverters, system monitoring, alternator regulators, accessories, and others. It also offers battery management systems for monitoring and controlling of battery systems and to protect battery cells from damage in various scenarios. The company provides its products under the Dragonfly Energy, Battle Born, and Wakespeed brand names. Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. is headquartered in Reno, Nevada.
About Star Group
Star Group, L.P., together with its subsidiaries, provides home heating oil and propane products and services to residential and commercial customers in the United States. It offers gasoline and diesel fuel; and installs, maintain, and repairs heating and air conditioning equipment. As of September 30, 2023, the company served approximately 402,200 full service residential and commercial home heating oil and propane customers and 52,400 customers on a delivery only basis. It also sells gasoline and diesel fuel to approximately 26,600 customers. The company was formerly known as Star Gas Partners, L.P. and changed its name to Star Group, L.P. in October 2017. Star Group, L.P. was incorporated in 1995 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.
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