OESX vs. STEM, ELVA, ZEO, CBAT, SCWO, LASE, GWH, PPSI, WTMA, and RAYA
Should you be buying Orion Energy Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Orion Energy Systems include Stem (STEM), Electrovaya (ELVA), Zeo Energy (ZEO), CBAK Energy Technology (CBAT), 374Water (SCWO), Laser Photonics (LASE), ESS Tech (GWH), Pioneer Power Solutions (PPSI), Welsbach Technology Metals Acquisition (WTMA), and Erayak Power Solution Group (RAYA). These companies are all part of the "electrical equipment" industry.
Orion Energy Systems vs.
Stem (NYSE:STEM) and Orion Energy Systems (NASDAQ:OESX) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and community ranking.
Orion Energy Systems has a net margin of -8.76% compared to Stem's net margin of -328.11%. Orion Energy Systems' return on equity of -48.81% beat Stem's return on equity.
Stem has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Orion Energy Systems has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.
61.6% of Stem shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.6% of Orion Energy Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.2% of Stem shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Orion Energy Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Orion Energy Systems received 225 more outperform votes than Stem when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 48.40% of users gave Orion Energy Systems an outperform vote while only 40.51% of users gave Stem an outperform vote.
Orion Energy Systems has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Stem. Orion Energy Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stem, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Stem and Stem both had 1 articles in the media. Stem's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Orion Energy Systems' score of -0.19 indicating that Stem is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Stem currently has a consensus target price of $1.38, suggesting a potential upside of 94.76%. Orion Energy Systems has a consensus target price of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 257.53%. Given Orion Energy Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Orion Energy Systems is more favorable than Stem.
Summary
Orion Energy Systems beats Stem on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:OESX) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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