Analyzing Fusion Fuel Green (NASDAQ:HTOO) and IperionX (NASDAQ:IPX)

Fusion Fuel Green (NASDAQ:HTOO) and IperionX (NASDAQ:IPX) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Fusion Fuel Green and IperionX”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fusion Fuel Green	$1.74 million	3.91	-$14.92 million	N/A	N/A
IperionX	N/A	N/A	-$21.84 million	N/A	N/A

Fusion Fuel Green has higher revenue and earnings than IperionX.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Fusion Fuel Green and IperionX, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fusion Fuel Green	0	0	0	0	0.00
IperionX	0	0	1	1	3.50

IperionX has a consensus target price of $24.00, suggesting a potential downside of 16.41%. Given IperionX’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe IperionX is more favorable than Fusion Fuel Green.

Profitability

This table compares Fusion Fuel Green and IperionX’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fusion Fuel Green	N/A	N/A	N/A
IperionX	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

17.8% of Fusion Fuel Green shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.8% of IperionX shares are held by institutional investors. 18.7% of Fusion Fuel Green shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Fusion Fuel Green has a beta of 1.94, indicating that its stock price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IperionX has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Fusion Fuel Green beats IperionX on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Fusion Fuel Green

Fusion Fuel Green PLC, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells miniaturized PEM electrolyzers to produce green hydrogen in Portugal, Spain, and rest of southern Europe. The company offers HEVO-Chain, a centralized PEM electrolyzer; and HEVO-Solar, a grid-independent hydrogen generator. It also provides engineering and procurement services comprising advisory, concept and proposal developments; FEL I, II and III studies; construction and legalization services; and operation and maintenance services. In addition, the company is involved in hydrogen project development. It serves natural gas networks and grids, oil refineries, ammonia producers, regulators, and related government departments. Fusion Fuel Green PLC was founded in 2018 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

About IperionX

IperionX’s mission is to be the leading developer of low carbon, sustainable, critical material supply chains focused on advanced industries including space, aerospace, electric vehicles and 3D printing. IperionX’s breakthrough titanium technologies have demonstrated the potential to produce titanium products that are sustainable, 100% recyclable, have low carbon intensity and to do so at product qualities that meet or exceed current industry standards. The Company also holds a 100% interest in the Titan Project, covering approximately 11,100 acres of titanium, rare earth minerals, high grade silica sand and zircon rich mineral sands properties in Tennessee.