Polar Power (POLA) Competitors

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

Does the media favor OESX or POLA?

In the previous week, Polar Power had 2 more articles in the media than Orion Energy Systems. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Polar Power and 3 mentions for Orion Energy Systems. Orion Energy Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Polar Power's score of 0.32 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Polar Power	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in OESX or POLA?

52.6% of Orion Energy Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.1% of Polar Power shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Orion Energy Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 32.5% of Polar Power shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate OESX or POLA?

Orion Energy Systems presently has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 296.88%. Given Orion Energy Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Orion Energy Systems is more favorable than Polar Power.

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
Polar Power	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has higher valuation & earnings, OESX or POLA?

Polar Power has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Orion Energy Systems. Orion Energy Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Polar Power, 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	$85.26M	0.29	-$11.67M	-$0.23	-3.29
Polar Power	$14.95M	0.42	-$6.55M	-$2.31	-1.10

Is OESX or POLA more profitable?

Orion Energy Systems has a net margin of -8.54% compared to Polar Power's net margin of -31.99%. Polar Power's return on equity of -40.41% beat Orion Energy Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Orion Energy Systems	-8.54%	-48.85%	-15.14%
Polar Power	-31.99%	-40.41%	-20.75%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer OESX or POLA?

Orion Energy Systems received 27 more outperform votes than Polar Power when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 50.55% of users gave Polar Power an outperform vote while only 47.69% of users gave Orion Energy Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Orion Energy Systems	Outperform Votes 258 47.69%	Underperform Votes 283 52.31%
Polar Power	Outperform Votes 231 50.55%	Underperform Votes 226 49.45%

Which has more risk & volatility, OESX or POLA?

Orion Energy Systems has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Polar Power has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Orion Energy Systems beats Polar Power on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.