Reviewing NET Power (NPWR) & The Competition

NET Power (NYSE:NPWRGet Free Report) is one of 21 publicly-traded companies in the “Electrical industrial apparatus” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare NET Power to similar companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares NET Power and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NET Power N/A 6.23% 1.91%
NET Power Competitors -211.08% -93.75% -17.25%

Volatility and Risk

NET Power has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NET Power’s competitors have a beta of 1.42, indicating that their average share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for NET Power and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
NET Power 0 1 1 1 3.00
NET Power Competitors 96 606 847 36 2.52

NET Power presently has a consensus price target of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 127.85%. As a group, “Electrical industrial apparatus” companies have a potential upside of 26.95%. Given NET Power’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe NET Power is more favorable than its competitors.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

53.6% of NET Power shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.1% of shares of all “Electrical industrial apparatus” companies are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of NET Power shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.7% of shares of all “Electrical industrial apparatus” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares NET Power and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Gross Revenue Net Income Price/Earnings Ratio
NET Power $250,000.00 -$77.23 million -2.95
NET Power Competitors $534.72 million -$136.01 million -0.84

NET Power’s competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than NET Power. NET Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

NET Power beats its competitors on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

About NET Power

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NET Power Inc. operates as a clean energy technology company. The company invents, develops, and licenses clean power generation technology. NET Power Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina.

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