Nuvve (NASDAQ:NVVE – Get Free Report) and SES AI (NYSE:SES – Get Free Report) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.
Volatility and Risk
Nuvve has a beta of 1.98, indicating that its share price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SES AI has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Nuvve and SES AI, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Nuvve | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| SES AI | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
19.0% of Nuvve shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.8% of SES AI shares are held by institutional investors. 17.5% of Nuvve shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.8% of SES AI shares are held 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.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Nuvve and SES AI”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Nuvve | $4.79 million | 0.55 | -$30.82 million | ($255.98) | 0.00 |
| SES AI | $21.00 million | 19.99 | -$73.04 million | ($0.22) | -5.20 |
Nuvve has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SES AI. SES AI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nuvve, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Nuvve and SES AI’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Nuvve | -640.26% | N/A | -158.84% |
| SES AI | -331.72% | -27.80% | -22.59% |
Summary
SES AI beats Nuvve on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Nuvve
Nuvve Holding Corp., a green energy technology company, provides commercial vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology platform in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Denmark. The company offers Grid Integrated Vehicle platform, which enables electric vehicle (EV) batteries to store and resell unused energy back to the local electric grid and provide other grid services, as well as allows EV owners to meet the energy demands of individual vehicles and entire fleets. Its V2G technology also links EV batteries into a virtual power plant that sells excess power to utility companies or utilizes saved power to reduce building energy peak consumption. In addition, the company offers networked charging stations, infrastructure, software, professional services, support, monitoring, and parts and labor warranties required to run electric vehicle fleets. It serves its products to owners/operators of light duty fleets, heavy duty fleets, automotive manufacturers, charge point operators, and strategic partners. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
About SES AI
SES AI Corporation engages in the development and production of high-performance Lithium-metal rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles, electric vehicle take-off and landing, and other applications. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts.
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