Blink Charging (NASDAQ:BLNK – Get Free Report) and Sypris Solutions (NASDAQ:SYPR – Get Free Report) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Blink Charging and Sypris Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Blink Charging | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2.43 |
| Sypris Solutions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Blink Charging presently has a consensus target price of $2.47, suggesting a potential upside of 135.37%. Given Blink Charging’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Blink Charging is more favorable than Sypris Solutions.
Volatility & Risk
Insider and Institutional Ownership
44.6% of Blink Charging shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.7% of Sypris Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Blink Charging shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 48.2% of Sypris Solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Blink Charging and Sypris Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Blink Charging | -184.37% | -39.14% | -24.69% |
| Sypris Solutions | -0.27% | -1.89% | -0.30% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Blink Charging and Sypris Solutions”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Blink Charging | $126.20 million | 0.85 | -$198.13 million | ($1.99) | -0.53 |
| Sypris Solutions | $140.18 million | 0.33 | -$1.68 million | ($0.01) | -201.00 |
Sypris Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Blink Charging. Sypris Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Blink Charging, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Sypris Solutions beats Blink Charging on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Sypris Solutions
Sypris Solutions, Inc. engages in the provision of truck components, oil and gas pipeline components, and aerospace and defense electronics. It operates through Sypris Technologies and Sypris Electronics segments. The Sypris Technologies segment is involved in selling of forged, machined, welded, and heat-treated steel components primarily for the heavy commercial vehicle and high-pressure energy pipeline applications. The Sypris Electronics segment includes circuit card and full box build manufacturing, high reliability manufacturing, systems assembly and integration, design for manufacturability and design to specification work. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Louisville, KY.
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