SmartKem (SMTK) Competitors

SmartKem (NASDAQ:SMTK) and Energous (NASDAQ:WATT) are both small-cap electronic equipment companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and risk.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SMTK or WATT?

4.4% of Energous shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of SmartKem shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Energous shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, SMTK or WATT?

SmartKem has a beta of 3.36, indicating that its stock price is 236% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energous has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SMTK or WATT more profitable?

SmartKem has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Energous' net margin of -1.40%. Energous' return on equity of -282.11% beat SmartKem's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SmartKem	N/A	-321.41%	-172.10%
Energous	-1.40%	-282.11%	-148.62%

Does the media refer more to SMTK or WATT?

In the previous week, SmartKem had 2 more articles in the media than Energous. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for SmartKem and 4 mentions for Energous. SmartKem's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Energous' score of 0.51 indicating that SmartKem is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SmartKem	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Energous	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings & valuation, SMTK or WATT?

SmartKem has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Energous. Energous is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SmartKem, 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
SmartKem	$80K	34.05	-$10.33M	-$2.68	-0.22
Energous	$770K	15.23	-$18.40M	-$31.83	-0.25

Summary

SmartKem beats Energous on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.