ESS Tech (GWH) Competitors $2.40 -0.05 (-1.84%) Closing price 04/4/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.40 +0.00 (+0.17%) As of 04/4/2025 07:57 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GWH vs. NRGV, SKYX, ELVA, ULBI, NEOV, ZEO, CBAT, STEM, LASE, 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), Ultralife (ULBI), NeoVolta (NEOV), Zeo Energy (ZEO), CBAK Energy Technology (CBAT), Stem (STEM), Laser Photonics (LASE), and 374Water (SCWO). These companies are all part of the "electrical equipment" industry. ESS Tech vs. Energy Vault SKYX Platforms Electrovaya Ultralife NeoVolta Zeo Energy CBAK Energy Technology Stem Laser Photonics 374Water ESS Tech (NYSE:GWH) and Energy Vault (NYSE:NRGV) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GWH or NRGV? 46.8% of ESS Tech shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.0% of Energy Vault shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of ESS Tech shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.8% of Energy Vault 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 preferable valuation & earnings, GWH or NRGV? ESS Tech has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioESS Tech$6.30M4.61-$77.58M-$7.17-0.33Energy Vault$46.20M2.41-$98.44M-$0.93-0.79 Is GWH or NRGV 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 ESS Tech-1,263.79% -101.96% -66.46% Energy Vault -73.37%-47.41%-33.86% Do analysts recommend GWH or NRGV? ESS Tech currently has a consensus target price of $10.20, suggesting a potential upside of 325.89%. Energy Vault has a consensus target price of $1.60, suggesting a potential upside of 118.58%. Given ESS Tech's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe ESS Tech is more favorable than Energy Vault.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ESS Tech 2 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.75Energy Vault 2 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GWH or NRGV? 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 31.91% of users gave ESS Tech an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformESS TechOutperform Votes1531.91% Underperform Votes3268.09% Energy VaultOutperform Votes1847.37% Underperform Votes2052.63% Which has more risk and volatility, GWH or NRGV? ESS Tech has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energy Vault has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor GWH or NRGV? In the previous week, ESS Tech had 18 more articles in the media than Energy Vault. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for ESS Tech and 3 mentions for Energy Vault. Energy Vault's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat ESS Tech's score of -0.35 indicating that Energy Vault is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ESS Tech 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Energy Vault 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryEnergy Vault beats ESS Tech on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$28.81M$686.88M$20.60B$17.80BDividend YieldN/A2.54%2.86%3.85%P/E Ratio-0.377.5437.4329.94Price / Sales4.618.801,834.3824.19Price / CashN/A15.9534.7117.54Price / Book0.276.985.444.13Net Income-$77.58M-$70.66M$739.35M$1.02B7 Day Performance-28.83%-8.76%-5.40%-8.73%1 Month Performance-24.57%-13.61%50,407.76%-9.91%1 Year Performance-78.27%-20.73%52,933.70%-5.10% ESS Tech Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GWHESS Tech1.8509 of 5 stars$2.40-1.8%$10.20+325.9%-78.2%$28.81M$6.30M-0.37270Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoverageNRGVEnergy Vault2.1996 of 5 stars$0.94-1.6%$1.60+70.6%-57.7%$142.69M$46.20M-1.4470Positive NewsSKYXSKYX Platforms2.1566 of 5 stars$1.35+4.7%$4.00+196.3%-4.7%$138.38M$84.77M-3.3830Upcoming EarningsGap DownELVAElectrovaya2.5311 of 5 stars$2.71-1.8%$6.10+125.1%-31.0%$108.69M$43.67M-67.7597Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeULBIUltralife2.7404 of 5 stars$5.50+0.5%$14.00+154.5%-51.3%$91.45M$165.15M10.00560Earnings ReportNEOVNeoVolta1.6506 of 5 stars$2.68+1.9%$7.50+179.9%-1.4%$89.56M$2.52M-26.805Gap DownZEOZeo Energy0.394 of 5 stars$1.76+1.7%N/A-73.0%$86.70M$110.07M-1.27N/ANews CoverageCBATCBAK Energy Technology1.2519 of 5 stars$0.86+4.7%N/A-30.7%$77.26M$176.61M7.161,050Gap DownSTEMStem2.614 of 5 stars$0.42-0.7%$1.11+166.5%-82.3%$68.45M$144.58M-0.08660Gap DownLASELaser Photonics0.1464 of 5 stars$3.63+4.0%N/A+92.2%$50.21M$3.08M-8.2520Gap UpSCWO374Water0.1798 of 5 stars$0.37+8.6%N/A-77.1%$49.17M$313,930.00-4.6220Short Interest ↑ Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Energy Vault Alternatives SKYX Platforms Alternatives Electrovaya Alternatives Ultralife Alternatives NeoVolta Alternatives Zeo Energy Alternatives CBAK Energy Technology Alternatives Stem Alternatives Laser Photonics 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 4/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWill the U.S. military protect this $10B gold mine?You don’t need the gold price to move another inch for this company to potentially re-rate several hundred per...Golden Portfolio | SponsoredWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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