Energy Vault (NYSE:NRGV – Get Free Report) and NextNRG (NASDAQ:NXXT – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and risk.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Energy Vault and NextNRG, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Energy Vault | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.17 |
| NextNRG | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.50 |
Energy Vault currently has a consensus target price of $2.67, suggesting a potential downside of 49.53%. NextNRG has a consensus target price of $5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 366.10%. Given NextNRG’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NextNRG is more favorable than Energy Vault.
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Energy Vault | $46.20 million | 19.23 | -$135.75 million | ($0.95) | -5.57 |
| NextNRG | $65.62 million | 2.42 | -$16.19 million | ($2.02) | -0.58 |
NextNRG has higher revenue and earnings than Energy Vault. Energy Vault is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NextNRG, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Energy Vault and NextNRG’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Energy Vault | -172.61% | -119.98% | -53.04% |
| NextNRG | -85.79% | N/A | -270.09% |
Volatility & Risk
Energy Vault has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NextNRG has a beta of -0.56, indicating that its stock price is 156% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
40.0% of Energy Vault shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.6% of NextNRG shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.8% of Energy Vault shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 69.1% of NextNRG shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
NextNRG beats Energy Vault on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Energy Vault
Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. develops and sells energy storage solutions. The company offers B-Vault, an electrochemical battery energy storage systems for shorter-duration energy storage needs; G-Vault, a proprietary gravity energy storage solution, including EVx solution; and H-Vault, a hybrid energy storage systems including systems that integrate green hydrogen. Its software solutions includes Vault-OS, an energy management system the management of one or more diverse storage mediums; Vault-Bidder that utilizes machine learning algorithms to match node-specific data with real-time weather and asset performance information; and Vault-Manager which designs to safeguard asset management and to help blend developing technologies seamlessly into existing solutions. Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. is based in Westlake Village, California.
About NextNRG
NextNRG, Inc. engages in the provision of fuel delivery services. It provides app-based interface customers with the ability to select the time and location of their fueling. It offers diesel, red diesel, and REC-90. The company was founded by Yehuda Levy and Michael D. Farkas on March 28, 2019 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.
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