Energy Focus (EFOI) Competitors

Orion Energy Systems (NASDAQ:OESX) and Energy Focus (NASDAQ:EFOI) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in OESX or EFOI?

52.6% of Orion Energy Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.7% of Energy Focus shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Orion Energy Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 33.6% of Energy Focus shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer OESX or EFOI?

In the previous week, Orion Energy Systems had 1 more articles in the media than Energy Focus. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Orion Energy Systems and 2 mentions for Energy Focus. Orion Energy Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Energy Focus' score of 0.50 indicating that Orion Energy Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Orion Energy Systems	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Energy Focus	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, OESX or EFOI?

Energy Focus has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Orion Energy Systems. Energy Focus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Orion Energy Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Orion Energy Systems	$90.58M	0.30	-$11.67M	-$0.25	-3.27
Energy Focus	$5.98M	1.22	-$4.29M	-$0.39	-3.54

Which has more risk and volatility, OESX or EFOI?

Orion Energy Systems has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energy Focus has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend OESX or EFOI?

Orion Energy Systems currently has a consensus target price of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 266.48%. Given Orion Energy Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Orion Energy Systems is more favorable than Energy Focus.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Orion Energy Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Energy Focus	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is OESX or EFOI more profitable?

Orion Energy Systems has a net margin of -8.76% compared to Energy Focus' net margin of -35.77%. Orion Energy Systems' return on equity of -48.81% beat Energy Focus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Orion Energy Systems	-8.76%	-48.81%	-15.58%
Energy Focus	-35.77%	-71.48%	-29.86%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer OESX or EFOI?

Orion Energy Systems received 5 more outperform votes than Energy Focus when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 49.22% of users gave Energy Focus an outperform vote while only 48.77% of users gave Orion Energy Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Orion Energy Systems	Outperform Votes 257 48.77%	Underperform Votes 270 51.23%
Energy Focus	Outperform Votes 252 49.22%	Underperform Votes 260 50.78%

Summary

Orion Energy Systems beats Energy Focus on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.