Reviewing Eos Energy Enterprises (NASDAQ:EOSE) & NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR)

NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) and Eos Energy Enterprises (NASDAQ:EOSE) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Volatility & Risk

NuScale Power has a beta of 2.42, indicating that its stock price is 142% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eos Energy Enterprises has a beta of 3.17, indicating that its stock price is 217% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares NuScale Power and Eos Energy Enterprises”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NuScale Power	$31.48 million	62.31	-$355.79 million	($1.18)	-3.87
Eos Energy Enterprises	$114.20 million	5.56	-$969.65 million	($2.09)	-0.83

NuScale Power has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Eos Energy Enterprises. NuScale Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eos Energy Enterprises, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares NuScale Power and Eos Energy Enterprises’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NuScale Power	-6,817.00%	-11.98%	-11.22%
Eos Energy Enterprises	89.23%	-20.68%	25.99%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for NuScale Power and Eos Energy Enterprises, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NuScale Power	5	7	4	1	2.06
Eos Energy Enterprises	0	7	2	1	2.40

NuScale Power presently has a consensus price target of $8.73, suggesting a potential upside of 91.25%. Eos Energy Enterprises has a consensus price target of $6.69, suggesting a potential upside of 283.24%. Given Eos Energy Enterprises’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Eos Energy Enterprises is more favorable than NuScale Power.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

78.4% of NuScale Power shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.9% of Eos Energy Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of NuScale Power shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Eos Energy Enterprises 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.

Summary

Eos Energy Enterprises beats NuScale Power on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About NuScale Power

NuScale Power develops small modular nuclear reactor technology and related services for electric utilities, industrial companies, and government customers. Its NuScale Power Module is a factory-fabricated, water-cooled reactor designed to be deployed in groups, allowing plants to scale capacity to meet customer needs. The company supports projects through engineering, licensing, design, and deployment services. Its VOYGR plant concept uses NuScale modules to provide electricity and can also support applications such as district heating, hydrogen production, and water desalination.

About Eos Energy Enterprises

Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. develops and manufactures zinc-based battery energy storage systems. Its aqueous zinc battery technology is designed for stationary, long-duration storage, providing an alternative to lithium-ion systems for applications that require electricity to be stored and delivered over extended periods. The company’s products include the Eos Z3 battery system, which is intended for grid-scale and commercial and industrial uses, such as supporting renewable energy integration and helping manage electricity supply and demand.