Financial Comparison: alpha-En (OTCMKTS:ALPE) and Vontier (NYSE:VNT)

alpha-En (OTCMKTS:ALPE) and Vontier (NYSE:VNT) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

95.8% of Vontier shares are held by institutional investors. 57.7% of alpha-En shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Vontier shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for alpha-En and Vontier, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
alpha-En	0	0	0	0	0.00
Vontier	0	3	6	1	2.80

Vontier has a consensus target price of $47.50, indicating a potential upside of 23.83%. Given Vontier’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Vontier is more favorable than alpha-En.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares alpha-En and Vontier”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
alpha-En	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vontier	$2.98 billion	1.89	$422.20 million	$2.63	14.59

Vontier has higher revenue and earnings than alpha-En.

Profitability

This table compares alpha-En and Vontier’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
alpha-En	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vontier	12.99%	41.96%	10.73%

Summary

Vontier beats alpha-En on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About alpha-En

alpha-En Corporation, a development stage company, focuses on developing technologies for commercial manufacturing lithium metal for use in low-weight and high energy-density batteries; and compounds of lithium. The company was formerly known as Avenue Entertainment Group, Inc. and changed its name to alpha-En Corporation in July 2008. alpha-En Corporation was founded in 1969 and is based in Yonkers, New York.

About Vontier

Vontier Corporation provides mobility ecosystem solutions worldwide. The company operates through Mobility Technologies, Repair Solutions, and Environmental and Fueling Solutions segments. The Mobility Technologies segment provides digitally equipment solutions for mobility ecosystem, such as point-of-sale and payment systems, workflow automation, telematics, data analytics, software platform, and integrated solutions for alternative fuel dispensing. The Repair Solutions segment manufactures and distributes vehicle repair tools, toolboxes, automotive diagnostic equipment and software through mobile franchise network. The Environmental and Fueling Solutions segment offers environmental, fueling hardware, software, and aftermarket solutions for fueling infrastructures. It also offers a range of solutions, including environmental sensors; fueling equipment; field payment hardware; point-of sale, workflow, and monitoring software; vehicle tracking and fleet management; software solutions for EV charging; and vehicle mechanics, and technicians equipment. The company markets its products and services to retail and commercial fueling, convenience store, and car wash operators; commercial vehicle repair businesses, fleet owners/operators and electric vehicle charging network operators, as well as direct sales personnel and independent distributors. It serves customers in North America, the Asia Pacific, Europe, and Latin America. Vontier Corporation was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.