Soluna (SLNH) Competitors

CVD Equipment (NASDAQ:CVV) and Soluna (NASDAQ:SLNH) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Does the media refer more to CVV or SLNH?

In the previous week, CVD Equipment had 3 more articles in the media than Soluna. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for CVD Equipment and 5 mentions for Soluna. CVD Equipment's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Soluna's score of 0.60 indicating that CVD Equipment is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CVD Equipment	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Soluna	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CVV or SLNH more profitable?

CVD Equipment has a net margin of -18.26% compared to Soluna's net margin of -75.30%. CVD Equipment's return on equity of -17.06% beat Soluna's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CVD Equipment	-18.26%	-17.06%	-12.38%
Soluna	-75.30%	-45.49%	-24.66%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CVV or SLNH?

31.6% of CVD Equipment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.2% of Soluna shares are held by institutional investors. 27.8% of CVD Equipment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 27.3% of Soluna shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CVV or SLNH?

CVD Equipment has higher revenue and earnings than Soluna. CVD Equipment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Soluna, 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
CVD Equipment	$21.61M	0.93	-$4.18M	-$0.63	-4.62
Soluna	$21.07M	1.40	-$29.20M	-$14.56	-0.25

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CVV or SLNH?

CVD Equipment received 127 more outperform votes than Soluna when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 39.81% of users gave CVD Equipment an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Soluna an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CVD Equipment	Outperform Votes 127 39.81%	Underperform Votes 192 60.19%
Soluna	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 1 100.00%

Which has more risk & volatility, CVV or SLNH?

CVD Equipment has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Soluna has a beta of 2.93, meaning that its share price is 193% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

CVD Equipment beats Soluna on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.