SES AI (SES) Competitors

Fluence Energy (NASDAQ:FLNC) and SES AI (NYSE:SES) are both small-cap electrical equipment companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk & volatility, FLNC or SES?

Fluence Energy has a beta of 2.65, meaning that its stock price is 165% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SES AI has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of FLNC or SES?

53.2% of Fluence Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.8% of SES AI shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Fluence Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.1% of SES AI shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FLNC or SES more profitable?

SES AI has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Fluence Energy's net margin of -1.10%. Fluence Energy's return on equity of -4.40% beat SES AI's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fluence Energy	-1.10%	-4.40%	-1.18%
SES AI	N/A	-32.65%	-28.67%

Does the media refer more to FLNC or SES?

In the previous week, Fluence Energy had 5 more articles in the media than SES AI. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Fluence Energy and 3 mentions for SES AI. Fluence Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat SES AI's score of 0.28 indicating that Fluence Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fluence Energy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SES AI	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate FLNC or SES?

Fluence Energy currently has a consensus price target of $7.88, suggesting a potential downside of 1.24%. SES AI has a consensus price target of $1.50, suggesting a potential upside of 76.60%. Given SES AI's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SES AI is more favorable than Fluence Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fluence Energy	2 Sell rating(s)	18 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.12
SES AI	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has higher earnings & valuation, FLNC or SES?

Fluence Energy has higher revenue and earnings than SES AI. Fluence Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SES AI, 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
Fluence Energy	$2.33B	0.62	$22.72M	-$0.22	-36.27
SES AI	$2.04M	152.75	-$100.18M	-$0.30	-2.83

Summary

Fluence Energy beats SES AI on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.