Reviewing Advent Technologies (NASDAQ:ADN) and SES AI (NYSE:SES)

Advent Technologies (NASDAQ:ADN) and SES AI (NYSE:SES) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Advent Technologies and SES AI’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Advent Technologies	-1,756.87%	-103.14%	-68.30%
SES AI	N/A	-14.44%	-12.90%

Volatility & Risk

Advent Technologies has a beta of 0.1, indicating that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SES AI has a beta of 2.64, indicating that its stock price is 164% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Advent Technologies and SES AI’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Advent Technologies	$7.84 million	1.35	-$74.34 million	($1.76)	-0.10
SES AI	N/A	N/A	-$53.40 million	($0.16)	-8.75

SES AI has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Advent Technologies. SES AI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Advent Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Advent Technologies and SES AI, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Advent Technologies	0	1	0	0	2.00
SES AI	1	2	0	0	1.67

SES AI has a consensus price target of $6.50, suggesting a potential upside of 364.29%. Given SES AI’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SES AI is more favorable than Advent Technologies.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

17.5% of Advent Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.8% of SES AI shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.6% of Advent Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of SES AI shares are owned 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

SES AI beats Advent Technologies on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Advent Technologies

Advent Technologies Holdings, Inc., an advanced materials and technology development company, operates in the fuel cell and hydrogen technology markets in North America, Europe, and Asia. It develops, manufactures, and assembles fuel cell systems and critical components that determine the performance of hydrogen fuel cells and other energy systems. The company offers high-temperature proton exchange membrane (HT-PEM) fuel cells, including membrane electrode assemblies, bipolar plates, and reformers, as well as provides fuel-cell stack assembly and testing services. It serves stationary power, portable power, automotive, aviation, energy storage, and sensor markets. The company is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

About SES AI

SES AI Corporation engages in the development and production of high-performance Lithium-metal rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles, electric vehicle take-off and landing, and other applications. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts.