LeGrand (OTCMKTS:LGRDY – Get Free Report) and Blink Charging (NASDAQ:BLNK – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for LeGrand and Blink Charging, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| LeGrand | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Blink Charging | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2.43 |
Blink Charging has a consensus price target of $2.47, suggesting a potential upside of 144.70%. Given Blink Charging’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Blink Charging is more favorable than LeGrand.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| LeGrand | $9.36 billion | 3.61 | $1.26 billion | $0.96 | 26.65 |
| Blink Charging | $126.20 million | 0.82 | -$198.13 million | ($1.99) | -0.51 |
LeGrand has higher revenue and earnings than Blink Charging. Blink Charging is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LeGrand, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares LeGrand and Blink Charging’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| LeGrand | 17.18% | 16.09% | 7.41% |
| Blink Charging | -184.37% | -39.14% | -24.69% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
44.6% of Blink Charging shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Blink Charging shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk and Volatility
LeGrand has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blink Charging has a beta of 3.28, meaning that its stock price is 228% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
LeGrand beats Blink Charging on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About LeGrand
Legrand SA, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and sells electrical and digital building infrastructures in Europe, North and Central America, and internationally. The company offers energy distribution, protection, and management solutions, such as electric vehicle charging, residential and small commercial panels, switchboards and power cabinets, and UPS devices; and wiring devices, connected home and building control solutions, and guestroom solutions, as well as back, junction, DCL, and floor boxes. It also provides security, communication, and network solutions, including access security, digital home networks, emergency lighting, fire alarms, IT networks, intercom and door entry, and nurse call systems; conduits and cable management solutions comprising trunking, ducts, tubes, floor boxes, columns and feeders, and workstation solutions; industrial products, such as enclosures, connections, transformers and power supply, marking accessories and cable ties, motor control and protection, fuse protection, and industrial plugs and sockets, as well as control, button, and signaling products; installation accessories, including wiring accessories, extension cords, multi-outlet units, cable ties and fasteners, and connection boxes and terminals; and lighting products and accessories. The company's products are used in hotels, offices, data centers, shopping centers, health care, industrial, and residential buildings. It also exports its products to approximately 170 countries. Legrand SA was founded in 1865 and is headquartered in Limoges, France.
About Blink Charging
Blink Charging Co., through its subsidiaries, owns, operates, manufactures, and provides electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment and networked EV charging services in the United States and internationally. The company offers residential and commercial EV charging equipment that enable EV drivers to recharge at various location types. It also provides Blink Network, a cloud-based system that operates, maintains, and manages various Blink charging stations and associated charging data, back-end operations, and payment processing, as well as offers fleets, property owners, managers, parking companies, and state and municipal entities with cloud-based services that enable the remote monitoring and management of EV charging stations; and EV drivers with station information, including station location, availability, and applicable fees. In addition, the company offers EV charging hardware, software services, and service plans. It has strategic partnerships across transit/destination locations, including airports, auto dealers, healthcare/medicals, hotels, mixed-use and municipal locations, multifamily residential and condos, parks and recreation areas, parking lots, religious institutions, restaurants, retailers, schools and universities, stadiums, supermarkets, transportation hubs, and workplace locations. Blink Charging Co. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Bowie, Maryland.
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