ZOOZ Power (NASDAQ:ZOOZ) and Mistras Group (NYSE:MG) Critical Review

ZOOZ Power (NASDAQ:ZOOZ) and Mistras Group (NYSE:MG) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares ZOOZ Power and Mistras Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ZOOZ Power	$250,000.00	161.68	-$55.59 million	N/A	N/A
Mistras Group	$724.02 million	0.69	$16.84 million	$0.70	22.44

Mistras Group has higher revenue and earnings than ZOOZ Power.

Volatility & Risk

ZOOZ Power has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mistras Group has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for ZOOZ Power and Mistras Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ZOOZ Power	2	1	1	0	1.75
Mistras Group	0	2	1	0	2.33

ZOOZ Power presently has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 100.40%. Mistras Group has a consensus price target of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.95%. Given ZOOZ Power’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe ZOOZ Power is more favorable than Mistras Group.

Profitability

This table compares ZOOZ Power and Mistras Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ZOOZ Power	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mistras Group	3.06%	13.60%	5.35%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

38.1% of ZOOZ Power shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.9% of Mistras Group shares are held by institutional investors. 56.1% of ZOOZ Power shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Mistras Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Mistras Group beats ZOOZ Power on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ZOOZ Power

ZOOZ Power Ltd. engages in developing, manufacturing, marketing, and selling energy store solutions for electric vehicles in Israel, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It offers ZOOZTER-100, a kinetic power booster based on flywheel technology designed to enable sustainable and cost-effective rollout of ultra-fast electric vehicle charging stations in areas where the grid is power-limited. The company was formerly known as Chakratec Ltd. and changed its name to ZOOZ Power Ltd. in March 2021. ZOOZ Power Ltd. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Lod, Israel.

About Mistras Group

Mistras Group, Inc. provides technology-enabled asset protection solutions in the United States, other Americas, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific. The company offers non-destructive testing services; inline inspection for pipelines; and plant condition management software. It also provides maintenance and light mechanical services, such as corrosion removal, mitigation and prevention, insulation installation and removal, electrical, heat tracing, industrial cleaning, pipefitting, and welding; engineering consulting services primarily for process equipment, technologies, and facilities; and utilizes scaffolding and rope access to access at-height and confined assets. In addition, the company offers certified divers for subsea inspection and maintenance; unmanned aerial, land-based, and subsea systems for inspection applications; online condition-monitoring solutions; quality assurance and quality control solutions for new and existing metal and alloy components, materials, and composites. Further, it builds monitoring systems, as well as provides inspection, maintenance, monitoring and data services; and Web-based solutions. Additionally, the company designs, manufactures, and sells acoustic emission sensors, instruments, and turnkey systems for monitoring and testing materials, pressure components, processes, and structures; and ultrasonic testing equipment. It serves oil and gas, aerospace and defense, fossil and nuclear power, power generation and transmission, civil infrastructure, manufacturing, industrial, public infrastructure, petrochemical, transportation, and other process industries, as well as infrastructure, research, and engineering industries. Mistras Group, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Princeton Junction, New Jersey.