FTC Solar (FTCI) Competitors

FTC Solar (NASDAQ:FTCI) and Beam Global (NASDAQ:BEEM) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership.

Do analysts recommend FTCI or BEEM?

FTC Solar presently has a consensus target price of $0.85, indicating a potential upside of 106.01%. Beam Global has a consensus target price of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 114.80%. Given Beam Global's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Beam Global is more favorable than FTC Solar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FTC Solar	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Beam Global	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Is FTCI or BEEM more profitable?

Beam Global has a net margin of -19.26% compared to FTC Solar's net margin of -82.90%. Beam Global's return on equity of -19.09% beat FTC Solar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FTC Solar	-82.90%	-98.67%	-44.11%
Beam Global	-19.26%	-19.09%	-12.16%

Does the media favor FTCI or BEEM?

In the previous week, Beam Global had 13 more articles in the media than FTC Solar. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Beam Global and 2 mentions for FTC Solar. Beam Global's average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat FTC Solar's score of 0.34 indicating that Beam Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FTC Solar	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Beam Global	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings & valuation, FTCI or BEEM?

Beam Global has lower revenue, but higher earnings than FTC Solar. Beam Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FTC Solar, 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
FTC Solar	$127M	0.42	-$50.29M	-$0.38	-1.09
Beam Global	$67.35M	0.92	-$16.06M	-$0.97	-4.32

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FTCI or BEEM?

45.4% of FTC Solar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.6% of Beam Global shares are held by institutional investors. 22.6% of FTC Solar shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Beam Global shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, FTCI or BEEM?

FTC Solar has a beta of 1.79, suggesting that its stock price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beam Global has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FTCI or BEEM?

FTC Solar received 1 more outperform votes than Beam Global when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 55.10% of users gave Beam Global an outperform vote while only 45.16% of users gave FTC Solar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
FTC Solar	Outperform Votes 28 45.16%	Underperform Votes 34 54.84%
Beam Global	Outperform Votes 27 55.10%	Underperform Votes 22 44.90%

Summary

Beam Global beats FTC Solar on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.