Analyzing Bouygues (OTCMKTS:BOUYF) and Eos Energy Enterprises (NASDAQ:EOSE)

Bouygues (OTCMKTS:BOUYF) and Eos Energy Enterprises (NASDAQ:EOSE) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

54.9% of Eos Energy Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Eos Energy Enterprises shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Bouygues and Eos Energy Enterprises, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bouygues	1	0	1	0	2.00
Eos Energy Enterprises	0	4	2	0	2.33

Eos Energy Enterprises has a consensus price target of $6.50, indicating a potential upside of 21.04%. Given Eos Energy Enterprises’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Eos Energy Enterprises is more favorable than Bouygues.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Bouygues and Eos Energy Enterprises”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bouygues	$61.42 billion	1.36	$1.14 billion	$3.03	14.60
Eos Energy Enterprises	$15.61 million	78.29	-$685.87 million	($4.42)	-1.21

Bouygues has higher revenue and earnings than Eos Energy Enterprises. Eos Energy Enterprises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bouygues, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Bouygues has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eos Energy Enterprises has a beta of 2.01, indicating that its share price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Bouygues and Eos Energy Enterprises’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bouygues	1.86%	7.52%	1.70%
Eos Energy Enterprises	-4,292.47%	N/A	-225.98%

About Bouygues

Bouygues SA, together with its subsidiaries, operates in the construction, energy, telecom, media, and transport infrastructure sectors in France and internationally. The company designs, builds, renovates, operates, and deconstructs building, infrastructure, and industrial projects; develops urban planning, residential, and commercial projects; builds and maintains roads and motorways, airport runways, ports, industrial logistics hubs, external works and amenities, reserved-lane public transport, recreational facilities, and environmental projects, as well as undertakes civil engineering, road safety, and signaling activities; produces, distributes, sells, and recycles aggregates, emulsions, asphalt mixes, ready-mix concrete, and bitumen; construction, renewal, and maintenance of rail networks; and installation and maintenance of pipes and pipelines. It also provides design, installation, and maintenance services in various fields that include cooling and fire protection, digital and ICT, electrical, and mechanical and robotics, as well as heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. In addition, the company produces TF1, TMC, TFX, TF1, and LCI complementary TV channels; operates Ushuaïa TV, Histoire TV, TV Breizh, and Serieclub channels; produces, broadcasts, and distributes content; operates la seine musical entertainment and concert venue; and entertainment and leisure comprising licenses, podcasts, music production, and live events. Further, it offers telecom services; and mobile and fixed network services. The company was founded in 1952 and is based in Paris, France.

About Eos Energy Enterprises

Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets zinc-based energy storage solutions for utility-scale, microgrid, and commercial and industrial (C&I) applications in the United States. The company offers Znyth technology battery energy storage system (BESS), which provides the operating flexibility to manage increased grid complexity and price volatility. Its flagship product is Gen 2.3 battery module. In addition, the company offers Z3 battery module that provides utilities, independent power producers, renewables developers, and C&I customers with an alternative to lithium-ion and lead-acid monopolar batteries for critical 3- to 12-hour discharge duration applications; battery management system, which provides a remote asset monitoring capability and service to track the performance and health of BESS and identify future system performance issues through predictive analytics; and project management and commissioning services, as well as long-term maintenance plans. Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. is headquartered in Edison, New Jersey.