Energy Vault (NRGV) Competitors

Energy Vault (NYSE:NRGV) and Amprius Technologies (NYSE:AMPX) are both small-cap electrical equipment companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and dividends.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in NRGV or AMPX?

40.0% of Energy Vault shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.0% of Amprius Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.8% of Energy Vault shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.8% of Amprius Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, NRGV or AMPX?

Energy Vault has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amprius Technologies has a beta of 2.72, indicating that its stock price is 172% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, NRGV or AMPX?

Amprius Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Energy Vault. Amprius Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Energy Vault, 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
Energy Vault	$46.20M	5.38	-$135.75M	-$0.97	-1.58
Amprius Technologies	$24.17M	37.49	-$44.67M	-$0.33	-21.95

Do analysts recommend NRGV or AMPX?

Energy Vault presently has a consensus target price of $1.42, indicating a potential downside of 7.71%. Amprius Technologies has a consensus target price of $11.71, indicating a potential upside of 61.69%. Given Amprius Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Amprius Technologies 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Amprius Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.11

Is NRGV or AMPX more profitable?

Amprius Technologies has a net margin of -84.77% compared to Energy Vault's net margin of -279.38%. Amprius Technologies' return on equity of -55.79% beat Energy Vault's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energy Vault	-279.38%	-96.64%	-54.64%
Amprius Technologies	-84.77%	-55.79%	-32.57%

Does the media favor NRGV or AMPX?

In the previous week, Amprius Technologies had 8 more articles in the media than Energy Vault. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Amprius Technologies and 2 mentions for Energy Vault. Energy Vault's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Amprius Technologies' score of 0.42 indicating that Energy Vault is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Energy Vault	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Amprius Technologies	2 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Amprius Technologies beats Energy Vault on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.