ESS Tech (GWH) Competitors $2.23 -0.05 (-2.19%) Closing price 04/25/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.24 +0.01 (+0.45%) As of 04/25/2025 07:36 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GWH vs. NRGV, SKYX, ELVA, ELPW, ULBI, NEOV, ZEO, CBAT, STEM, and SCWOShould you be buying ESS Tech stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ESS Tech include Energy Vault (NRGV), SKYX Platforms (SKYX), Electrovaya (ELVA), Elong Power (ELPW), Ultralife (ULBI), NeoVolta (NEOV), Zeo Energy (ZEO), CBAK Energy Technology (CBAT), Stem (STEM), and 374Water (SCWO). These companies are all part of the "electrical equipment" industry. ESS Tech vs. Energy Vault SKYX Platforms Electrovaya Elong Power Ultralife NeoVolta Zeo Energy CBAK Energy Technology Stem 374Water Energy Vault (NYSE:NRGV) and ESS Tech (NYSE:GWH) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, risk and institutional ownership. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, NRGV or GWH? ESS Tech has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Energy Vault. Energy Vault is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ESS Tech, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEnergy Vault$46.20M2.35-$98.44M-$0.93-0.76ESS Tech$6.30M4.29-$77.58M-$7.17-0.31 Does the media prefer NRGV or GWH? In the previous week, Energy Vault had 4 more articles in the media than ESS Tech. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Energy Vault and 0 mentions for ESS Tech. Energy Vault's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat ESS Tech's score of 0.00 indicating that Energy Vault is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Energy Vault Neutral ESS Tech Neutral Do analysts rate NRGV or GWH? Energy Vault currently has a consensus price target of $1.81, suggesting a potential upside of 158.04%. ESS Tech has a consensus price target of $10.20, suggesting a potential upside of 357.40%. Given ESS Tech's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ESS Tech is more favorable than Energy Vault.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Energy Vault 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50ESS Tech 2 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.78 Which has more volatility & risk, NRGV or GWH? Energy Vault has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ESS Tech has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in NRGV or GWH? 40.0% of Energy Vault shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.8% of ESS Tech shares are held by institutional investors. 19.8% of Energy Vault shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of ESS Tech shares are held by company 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. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NRGV or GWH? Energy Vault received 3 more outperform votes than ESS Tech when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 47.37% of users gave Energy Vault an outperform vote while only 31.25% of users gave ESS Tech an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEnergy VaultOutperform Votes1847.37% Underperform Votes2052.63% ESS TechOutperform Votes1531.25% Underperform Votes3368.75% Is NRGV or GWH more profitable? Energy Vault has a net margin of -73.37% compared to ESS Tech's net margin of -1,263.79%. Energy Vault's return on equity of -47.41% beat ESS Tech's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Energy Vault-73.37% -47.41% -33.86% ESS Tech -1,263.79%-101.96%-66.46% SummaryEnergy Vault beats ESS Tech on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get ESS Tech News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GWH and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GWH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricESS Techelectrical machinery, equipment, & supplies IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$27.60M$777.50M$23.00B$18.91BDividend YieldN/A2.76%3.01%4.12%P/E Ratio-0.349.0242.0732.61Price / Sales4.2912.922,189.6228.53Price / CashN/A15.9534.7417.53Price / Book0.258.066.104.45Net Income-$77.58M-$72.44M$738.83M$1.02B7 Day Performance3.48%6.15%4.90%3.47%1 Month Performance-32.63%-3.69%-2.02%-4.92%1 Year Performance-78.88%-0.32%52,625.64%4.63% ESS Tech Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GWHESS Tech1.9718 of 5 stars$2.23-2.2%$10.20+357.4%-79.0%$27.60M$6.30M-0.34270NRGVEnergy Vault1.8802 of 5 stars$0.67-3.7%$1.81+168.9%-42.9%$102.53M$46.20M-1.0470News CoverageSKYXSKYX Platforms2.2353 of 5 stars$0.95-1.8%$4.00+321.3%+25.0%$99.20M$86.28M-2.3730Positive NewsELVAElectrovaya3.3434 of 5 stars$2.45-1.2%$6.10+149.0%-10.3%$98.26M$43.67M-61.2597News CoverageELPWElong PowerN/A$1.53+50.0%N/AN/A$76.59M$1.40M0.00N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeULBIUltralife3.4676 of 5 stars$4.40-6.8%$14.00+218.2%-57.1%$73.19M$164.46M8.00560Positive NewsNEOVNeoVolta2.2518 of 5 stars$2.17+0.5%$7.50+245.6%+34.7%$72.52M$2.52M-21.705Gap UpZEOZeo Energy0.7551 of 5 stars$1.32-4.7%N/A-65.3%$68.23M$110.07M-0.95N/AShort Interest ↓Gap DownCBATCBAK Energy Technology1.7968 of 5 stars$0.70+4.9%N/A-30.7%$62.77M$176.61M5.821,050Positive NewsGap DownSTEMStem2.4692 of 5 stars$0.34-5.2%$1.11+229.2%-74.9%$58.42M$144.58M-0.06660Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsSCWO374Water0.1771 of 5 stars$0.28-1.7%N/A-79.6%$39.86M$445,445.00-3.4520Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Energy Vault Alternatives SKYX Platforms Alternatives Electrovaya Alternatives Elong Power Alternatives Ultralife Alternatives NeoVolta Alternatives Zeo Energy Alternatives CBAK Energy Technology Alternatives Stem Alternatives 374Water Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:GWH) was last updated on 4/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners$2 Trillion Disappears Because of Fed's Secretive New Move$2 trillion has disappeared from the US government's books. 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