NeoVolta (NASDAQ:NEOV – Get Free Report) and Blink Charging (NASDAQ:BLNK – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares NeoVolta and Blink Charging”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| NeoVolta | $13.33 million | 9.47 | -$21.47 million | ($0.52) | -4.12 |
| Blink Charging | $103.52 million | 0.53 | -$83.39 million | ($0.40) | -0.94 |
NeoVolta has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Blink Charging. NeoVolta is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Blink Charging, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
NeoVolta has a beta of -0.77, meaning that its share price is 177% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blink Charging has a beta of 2.07, meaning that its share price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for NeoVolta and Blink Charging, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| NeoVolta | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Blink Charging | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
NeoVolta currently has a consensus price target of $9.50, suggesting a potential upside of 343.93%. Blink Charging has a consensus price target of $2.50, suggesting a potential upside of 562.95%. Given Blink Charging’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Blink Charging is more favorable than NeoVolta.
Profitability
This table compares NeoVolta and Blink Charging’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| NeoVolta | -161.10% | -124.51% | -87.64% |
| Blink Charging | -52.24% | -57.97% | -25.95% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
5.1% of NeoVolta shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.6% of Blink Charging shares are held by institutional investors. 4.0% of NeoVolta shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Blink Charging shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Blink Charging beats NeoVolta on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About NeoVolta
NeoVolta Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells energy storage systems in the United States. It provides NV14, NV14-K, and NV 24 energy storage systems, which stores and uses energy through batteries and an inverter at residential or commercial sites. The company markets and sells its products directly to certified solar installers and solar equipment distributors. NeoVolta Inc. was formed in 2018 and is headquartered in Poway, California.
About Blink Charging
Blink Charging Co., through its subsidiaries, owns, operates, manufactures, and provides electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment and networked EV charging services in the United States and internationally. The company offers residential and commercial EV charging equipment that enable EV drivers to recharge at various location types. It also provides Blink Network, a cloud-based system that operates, maintains, and manages various Blink charging stations and associated charging data, back-end operations, and payment processing, as well as offers fleets, property owners, managers, parking companies, and state and municipal entities with cloud-based services that enable the remote monitoring and management of EV charging stations; and EV drivers with station information, including station location, availability, and applicable fees. In addition, the company offers EV charging hardware, software services, and service plans. It has strategic partnerships across transit/destination locations, including airports, auto dealers, healthcare/medicals, hotels, mixed-use and municipal locations, multifamily residential and condos, parks and recreation areas, parking lots, religious institutions, restaurants, retailers, schools and universities, stadiums, supermarkets, transportation hubs, and workplace locations. Blink Charging Co. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Bowie, Maryland.
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