NOVONIX (NVX) Competitors

NET Power (NYSE:NPWR) and NOVONIX (NASDAQ:NVX) are both small-cap electrical equipment companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk and volatility, NPWR or NVX?

NET Power has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NOVONIX has a beta of 2.58, indicating that its stock price is 158% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, NPWR or NVX?

NET Power has higher earnings, but lower revenue than NOVONIX.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NET Power	$250K	2,628.84	-$49.19M	-$2.06	-1.46
NOVONIX	$5.85M	29.09	-$74.82M	N/A	N/A

Is NPWR or NVX more profitable?

NOVONIX's return on equity of 0.00% beat NET Power's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NET Power	N/A	-22.52%	-7.12%
NOVONIX	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts prefer NPWR or NVX?

NET Power currently has a consensus price target of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.33%. Given NET Power's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe NET Power is more favorable than NOVONIX.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NET Power	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
NOVONIX	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media refer more to NPWR or NVX?

In the previous week, NET Power had 5 more articles in the media than NOVONIX. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for NET Power and 1 mentions for NOVONIX. NET Power's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat NOVONIX's score of -0.45 indicating that NET Power is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NET Power	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
NOVONIX	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of NPWR or NVX?

53.6% of NET Power shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of NOVONIX shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of NET Power shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.7% of NOVONIX shares are owned 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

NET Power beats NOVONIX on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.