Head-To-Head Analysis: T1 Energy (NYSE:TE) vs. TOYO (NASDAQ:TOYO)

TOYO (NASDAQ:TOYO) and T1 Energy (NYSE:TE) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for TOYO and T1 Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TOYO	0	2	1	0	2.33
T1 Energy	1	1	4	1	2.71

TOYO currently has a consensus price target of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 120.32%. T1 Energy has a consensus price target of $7.50, indicating a potential upside of 15.38%. Given TOYO’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe TOYO is more favorable than T1 Energy.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares TOYO and T1 Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TOYO	$176.96 million	1.74	$40.61 million	N/A	N/A
T1 Energy	$2.94 million	469.53	-$450.15 million	($3.78)	-1.72

TOYO has higher revenue and earnings than T1 Energy.

Profitability

This table compares TOYO and T1 Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TOYO	N/A	N/A	N/A
T1 Energy	-133.07%	-121.17%	-14.59%

Risk and Volatility

TOYO has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, T1 Energy has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

84.6% of TOYO shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.3% of T1 Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of TOYO shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.7% of T1 Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

TOYO beats T1 Energy on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About TOYO

TOYO Co. Ltd. engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of solar cells and modules. It is involved in integrating the upstream production of wafer and silicon, midstream production of solar cell, downstream production of photovoltaic (PV) modules, and potentially other stages of the solar power supply chain. The company was founded on November 8, 2022 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About T1 Energy

T1 Energy Inc. is an energy solutions provider building an integrated supply chain for solar and batteries. T1 Energy Inc. , formerly known as FREYR Battery, is based in NEW YORK.