Analyzing Stardust Power (SDST) and Its Peers

Stardust Power (NASDAQ:SDST) is one of 69 publicly-traded companies in the “ELEC PRODS – MISC” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Stardust Power to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Stardust Power and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Stardust Power	N/A	N/A	-337.00%
Stardust Power Competitors	-154.13%	-93.81%	-8.45%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Stardust Power and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Stardust Power	0	1	2	2	3.20
Stardust Power Competitors	261	1575	2152	155	2.53

Stardust Power currently has a consensus target price of $5.11, suggesting a potential upside of 2,718.36%. As a group, “ELEC PRODS – MISC” companies have a potential upside of 7.00%. Given Stardust Power’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Stardust Power is more favorable than its peers.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Stardust Power and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Stardust Power	N/A	-$23.75 million	-0.25
Stardust Power Competitors	$3.67 billion	$266.04 million	2.54

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

32.8% of Stardust Power shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.9% of shares of all “ELEC PRODS – MISC” companies are owned by institutional investors. 55.3% of Stardust Power shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.3% of shares of all “ELEC PRODS – MISC” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Stardust Power has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stardust Power’s peers have a beta of 0.80, suggesting that their average stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Stardust Power peers beat Stardust Power on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Stardust Power Company Profile

Stardust Power Inc. is a vertically-integrated lithium refinery that engages in producing battery-grade lithium. The company was founded in 2022 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.