Critical Analysis: Flux Power (NASDAQ:FLUX) & Sunrise New Energy (NASDAQ:EPOW)

Sunrise New Energy (NASDAQ:EPOW) and Flux Power (NASDAQ:FLUX) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings.

Volatility & Risk

Sunrise New Energy has a beta of 0.1, suggesting that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flux Power has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Sunrise New Energy and Flux Power’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sunrise New Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
Flux Power	-10.61%	-71.46%	-18.50%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Sunrise New Energy and Flux Power’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sunrise New Energy	$38.13 million	0.67	-$22.40 million	N/A	N/A
Flux Power	$63.29 million	0.92	-$6.74 million	($0.41)	-8.63

Flux Power has higher revenue and earnings than Sunrise New Energy.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Sunrise New Energy and Flux Power, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sunrise New Energy	0	0	0	0	N/A
Flux Power	0	0	3	0	3.00

Flux Power has a consensus target price of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 210.73%. Given Flux Power’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Flux Power is more favorable than Sunrise New Energy.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.0% of Sunrise New Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.6% of Flux Power shares are held by institutional investors. 42.5% of Sunrise New Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.2% of Flux Power shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Flux Power beats Sunrise New Energy on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sunrise New Energy

Sunrise New Energy Co., Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of graphite anode material for EVs and other lithium-ion batteries. The company also operates a peer-to-peer knowledge sharing and enterprise service platform business. In addition, it offers education consulting, training, tailored, information technology, business incubation, enterprise information technology integration, health, and agricultural technology services, as well as cultural and artistic exchanges and planning, and conference services. The company was formerly known as Global Internet of People, Inc. Sunrise New Energy Co., Ltd. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Zibo, the People's Republic of China.

About Flux Power

Flux Power Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiary Flux Power, Inc., designs, develops, manufactures, and sells lithium-ion energy storage solutions for lift trucks, airport ground support equipment, and other industrial and commercial applications in the North America. It offers battery management system (BMS) that provides cell balancing, charging, discharging, monitoring, and communication between the pack and the forklift. The company also provides 24-volt onboard chargers for its Class 3 Walkie pallet packs; and smart wall mounted chargers to interface with its BMS. It sells its products directly to small companies and end-users, as well as through original equipment manufacturers, lift equipment dealers, and battery distributors. The company is headquartered in Vista, California.