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GWH vs. CBAT, XCH, CAPT, SCWO, PPSI, LASE, WTMA, FLUX, EPOW, and OESX

Should you be buying ESS Tech stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ESS Tech include China BAK Battery (CBAT), XCHG (XCH), Captivision (CAPT), 374Water (SCWO), Pioneer Power Solutions (PPSI), Laser Photonics (LASE), Welsbach Technology Metals Acquisition (WTMA), Flux Power (FLUX), Sunrise New Energy (EPOW), and Orion Energy Systems (OESX). These companies are all part of the "electrical equipment" industry.

ESS Tech vs. Its Competitors

China BAK Battery (NASDAQ:CBAT) and ESS Tech (NYSE:GWH) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.

2.0% of China BAK Battery shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.8% of ESS Tech shares are held by institutional investors. 13.0% of China BAK Battery shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of ESS Tech 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.

China BAK Battery has higher revenue and earnings than ESS Tech.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
China BAK Battery$176.62M0.53$11.79MN/AN/A
ESS Tech$6.30M3.31-$86.22M-$6.27-0.26

China BAK Battery has a net margin of 0.25% compared to ESS Tech's net margin of -1,217.22%. China BAK Battery's return on equity of 0.30% beat ESS Tech's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
China BAK Battery0.25% 0.30% 0.13%
ESS Tech -1,217.22%-249.73%-101.38%

In the previous week, ESS Tech had 7 more articles in the media than China BAK Battery. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for ESS Tech and 4 mentions for China BAK Battery. China BAK Battery's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat ESS Tech's score of -0.23 indicating that China BAK Battery is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
China BAK Battery
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
ESS Tech
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

ESS Tech has a consensus price target of $2.63, suggesting a potential upside of 62.54%. Given ESS Tech's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ESS Tech is more favorable than China BAK Battery.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
China BAK Battery
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
ESS Tech
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.88

China BAK Battery has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ESS Tech has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

China BAK Battery beats ESS Tech on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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GWH vs. The Competition

MetricESS TechELEC PRODS IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$20.83M$8.57B$29.85B$20.92B
Dividend YieldN/A1.74%3.12%3.59%
P/E Ratio-0.2618.2552.3128.16
Price / Sales3.3135.601,265.7956.93
Price / CashN/A15.3033.6717.81
Price / Book0.679.007.254.57
Net Income-$86.22M$278.65M$804.82M$993.62M
7 Day Performance-9.52%1.14%2.04%2.33%
1 Month Performance2.87%3.04%-0.58%1.41%
1 Year Performance-80.83%1.79%24,167.36%13.75%

ESS Tech Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GWH
ESS Tech
2.4085 of 5 stars
$1.62
-7.2%
$2.63
+62.5%
-79.3%$20.83M$6.30M-0.26270News Coverage
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
CBAT
China BAK Battery
1.4567 of 5 stars
$0.96
-1.0%
N/A-9.3%$87.24M$176.62M0.001,463News Coverage
Earnings Report
Short Interest ↓
Gap Down
XCH
XCHG
N/A$1.21
+4.0%
N/AN/A$68.90MN/A0.00165Positive News
CAPT
Captivision
N/A$1.30
-2.3%
N/A-28.4%$40.71M$14.64M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓
SCWO
374Water
0.9649 of 5 stars
$0.24
-3.7%
N/A-77.1%$36.07M$440K-2.4020Earnings Report
Short Interest ↑
Gap Down
PPSI
Pioneer Power Solutions
4.0921 of 5 stars
$3.20
-0.3%
$12.00
+275.0%
-2.9%$35.70M$22.88M-4.7190News Coverage
Earnings Report
Short Interest ↓
Analyst Revision
Gap Down
LASE
Laser Photonics
0.4531 of 5 stars
$2.38
-2.5%
N/A-25.6%$33.98M$4.96M-6.2620Earnings Report
WTMA
Welsbach Technology Metals Acquisition
N/A$11.30
+2.7%
N/A+0.8%$28.18MN/A0.004Short Interest ↑
Gap Down
FLUX
Flux Power
2.5376 of 5 stars
$1.67
+9.5%
$6.00
+259.3%
-42.7%$25.67M$60.82M-3.34120
EPOW
Sunrise New Energy
1.8348 of 5 stars
$0.92
+3.4%
N/A-8.2%$23.27M$65M0.0080Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↓
OESX
Orion Energy Systems
3.2496 of 5 stars
$0.69
+1.6%
$1.75
+154.0%
-30.1%$22.59M$79.72M-2.38310Positive News
Short Interest ↓

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This page (NYSE:GWH) was last updated on 8/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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