Solid Power (SLDP) Competitors

Microvast (NASDAQ:MVST) and Solid Power (NASDAQ:SLDP) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, valuation, dividends and risk.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, MVST or SLDP?

Solid Power has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Microvast. Microvast is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Solid 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
Microvast	$379.80M	1.41	-$106.34M	-$0.56	-2.95
Solid Power	$20.14M	9.58	-$65.55M	-$0.55	-1.93

Does the media favor MVST or SLDP?

In the previous week, Microvast had 4 more articles in the media than Solid Power. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Microvast and 0 mentions for Solid Power. Solid Power's average media sentiment score of 1.88 beat Microvast's score of 0.24 indicating that Solid Power is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Microvast	Neutral
Solid Power	Very Positive

Is MVST or SLDP more profitable?

Microvast has a net margin of -30.88% compared to Solid Power's net margin of -471.22%. Solid Power's return on equity of -18.08% beat Microvast's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Microvast	-30.88%	-22.10%	-11.19%
Solid Power	-471.22%	-18.08%	-16.88%

Do analysts recommend MVST or SLDP?

Microvast presently has a consensus price target of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 81.82%. Solid Power has a consensus price target of $2.67, suggesting a potential upside of 151.57%. Given Solid Power's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Solid Power is more favorable than Microvast.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Microvast	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Solid Power	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MVST or SLDP?

Solid Power received 1 more outperform votes than Microvast when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.52% of users gave Solid Power an outperform vote while only 46.15% of users gave Microvast an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Microvast	Outperform Votes 12 46.15%	Underperform Votes 14 53.85%
Solid Power	Outperform Votes 13 56.52%	Underperform Votes 10 43.48%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in MVST or SLDP?

20.7% of Microvast shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.7% of Solid Power shares are held by institutional investors. 29.8% of Microvast shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of Solid Power shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, MVST or SLDP?

Microvast has a beta of 2.54, suggesting that its stock price is 154% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Solid Power has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Solid Power beats Microvast on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.