Head-To-Head Contrast: Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products (OTCMKTS:BSTK) vs. ESS Tech (NYSE:GWH)

ESS Tech (NYSE:GWH) and Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products (OTCMKTS:BSTK) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for ESS Tech and Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ESS Tech	1	3	1	0	2.00
Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products	0	0	0	0	0.00

ESS Tech currently has a consensus target price of $2.83, suggesting a potential upside of 84.58%. Given ESS Tech’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe ESS Tech is more favorable than Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

46.8% of ESS Tech shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of ESS Tech shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares ESS Tech and Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ESS Tech	$6.30 million	5.70	-$86.22 million	($5.10)	-0.30
Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ESS Tech.

Risk and Volatility

ESS Tech has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products has a beta of -1.92, meaning that its stock price is 292% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares ESS Tech and Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ESS Tech	-1,045.28%	-592.34%	-125.15%
Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

ESS Tech beats Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ESS Tech

ESS Tech, Inc., an energy storage company, designs and produces iron flow batteries for commercial and utility-scale energy storage applications worldwide. It offers energy storage products, which include Energy Warehouse, a behind-the-meter solution; and Energy Center, a front-of-the-meter solution. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Wilsonville, Oregon.

About Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products

Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products, Inc. designs and manufactures tactical lighting products and solutions for the military, law enforcement, hunting, camping, outdoor recreation, and marine safety markets in the United States. The company provides Tactical Blue Dot series products, perimeter infrared intrusion security alert products, adhesive light strips, remote pressure switches, rolling illuminated distraction and disorientation devices, baton integrated lights, duty light cameras, basic tactical lights, observation cameras, police cycle and traffic safety gloves, executive precision lighting instruments, and helmet light attachment systems, as well as accessories, such as holsters, color lenses, and batteries. It also offers outdoor adventure and recreation products, including rechargeable lighted dog collars and leashes, adhesive light strips, outdoor adventure signal safety packs, camp alert perimeter security and survival signaling systems, and sport gloves; and citizens safety products comprising personal protection systems, personal alarms, and anodized aluminum LED multi-tools, as well as tactical flashlight instructor courses. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Plymouth, Massachusetts.