Reviewing Stardust Power (SDST) and The Competition

Stardust Power (NASDAQ:SDST) is one of 68 public companies in the “ELEC PRODS – MISC” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Stardust Power to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Stardust Power and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Stardust Power	N/A	-$23.75 million	-0.56
Stardust Power Competitors	$3.72 billion	$270.32 million	6.87

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

Profitability

This table compares Stardust Power and its rivals’ 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	-157.71%	-96.39%	-8.84%

Volatility & Risk

Stardust Power has a beta of 0.11, suggesting that its share price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stardust Power’s rivals have a beta of 0.82, suggesting that their average share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Stardust Power and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Stardust Power	0	1	2	2	3.20
Stardust Power Competitors	261	1568	2154	151	2.53

Stardust Power currently has a consensus price target of $5.11, suggesting a potential upside of 1,135.50%. As a group, “ELEC PRODS – MISC” companies have a potential upside of 1.57%. Given Stardust Power’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Stardust Power is more favorable than its rivals.

Institutional and 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 insiders. Comparatively, 16.2% of shares of all “ELEC PRODS – MISC” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Stardust Power rivals 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.