Stardust Power (SDST) and Its Peers Critical Comparison

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

Profitability

This table compares Stardust Power and its competitors’ 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	-154.16%	-93.85%	-8.47%

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Stardust Power	N/A	-$23.75 million	-0.29
Stardust Power Competitors	$3.67 billion	$265.22 million	6.08

Stardust Power’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Stardust Power. Stardust 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.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

32.8% of Stardust Power shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.9% of shares of all “ELEC PRODS – MISC” companies are held by institutional investors. 55.3% of Stardust Power shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.0% of shares of all “ELEC PRODS – MISC” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Stardust Power and its competitors, 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	1578	2168	155	2.53

Stardust Power currently has a consensus target price of $5.11, indicating a potential upside of 2,322.99%. As a group, “ELEC PRODS – MISC” companies have a potential upside of 1.52%. Given Stardust Power’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Stardust Power is more favorable than its competitors.

Volatility and Risk

Stardust Power has a beta of 0.11, meaning that its share price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stardust Power’s competitors have a beta of 0.79, meaning that their average share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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

About Stardust Power

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.