Fluence Energy (FLNC) Competitors

AES (NYSE:AES) and Fluence Energy (NASDAQ:FLNC) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Do analysts rate AES or FLNC?

AES currently has a consensus target price of $24.22, suggesting a potential upside of 109.90%. Fluence Energy has a consensus target price of $7.88, suggesting a potential downside of 1.24%. Given AES's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe AES is more favorable than Fluence Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AES	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Fluence Energy	2 Sell rating(s)	18 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.12

Does the media favor AES or FLNC?

In the previous week, AES had 12 more articles in the media than Fluence Energy. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for AES and 7 mentions for Fluence Energy. Fluence Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat AES's score of 0.66 indicating that Fluence Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AES	9 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fluence Energy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, AES or FLNC?

AES has higher revenue and earnings than Fluence Energy. Fluence Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AES, 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
AES	$12.28B	0.67	$1.68B	$1.84	6.27
Fluence Energy	$2.33B	0.62	$22.72M	-$0.22	-36.27

Is AES or FLNC more profitable?

AES has a net margin of 10.67% compared to Fluence Energy's net margin of -1.10%. AES's return on equity of 18.06% beat Fluence Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AES	10.67%	18.06%	2.80%
Fluence Energy	-1.10%	-4.40%	-1.18%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AES or FLNC?

93.1% of AES shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.2% of Fluence Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of AES shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Fluence Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, AES or FLNC?

AES has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fluence Energy has a beta of 2.65, indicating that its stock price is 165% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

AES beats Fluence Energy on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.