Head to Head Contrast: Energy Vault (NYSE:NRGV) and Gauzy (NASDAQ:GAUZ)

Energy Vault (NYSE:NRGV) and Gauzy (NASDAQ:GAUZ) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

40.0% of Energy Vault shares are held by institutional investors. 19.8% of Energy Vault shares are held by company 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.

Profitability

This table compares Energy Vault and Gauzy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energy Vault	-26.17%	-38.36%	-27.15%
Gauzy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Energy Vault and Gauzy’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Energy Vault	$341.54 million	0.46	-$98.44 million	($0.60)	-1.76
Gauzy	$77.98 million	2.48	-$79.27 million	N/A	N/A

Gauzy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Energy Vault.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Energy Vault and Gauzy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energy Vault	2	0	4	0	2.33
Gauzy	0	0	3	1	3.25

Energy Vault currently has a consensus price target of $2.65, suggesting a potential upside of 150.00%. Gauzy has a consensus price target of $21.75, suggesting a potential upside of 108.13%. Given Energy Vault’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Energy Vault is more favorable than Gauzy.

Summary

Gauzy beats Energy Vault on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Energy Vault

Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. develops and sells energy storage solutions. The company offers B-Vault, an electrochemical battery energy storage systems for shorter-duration energy storage needs; G-Vault, a proprietary gravity energy storage solution, including EVx solution; and H-Vault, a hybrid energy storage systems including systems that integrate green hydrogen. Its software solutions includes Vault-OS, an energy management system the management of one or more diverse storage mediums; Vault-Bidder that utilizes machine learning algorithms to match node-specific data with real-time weather and asset performance information; and Vault-Manager which designs to safeguard asset management and to help blend developing technologies seamlessly into existing solutions. Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. is based in Westlake Village, California.

About Gauzy

Gauzy Ltd. is a fully-integrated light and vision control company which focused on the research, development, manufacturing and marketing of vision and light control technologies. It operates principally in Germany, France, the United States, Canada, China, Singapore and Dubai. Gauzy Ltd. is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.