Financial Contrast: CPS Technologies (NASDAQ:CPSH) versus Evercel (OTCMKTS:EVRC)

CPS Technologies (NASDAQ:CPSH) and Evercel (OTCMKTS:EVRC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares CPS Technologies and Evercel”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CPS Technologies	$32.60 million	3.69	$420,000.00	N/A	N/A
Evercel	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

CPS Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Evercel.

Risk & Volatility

CPS Technologies has a beta of 2.01, suggesting that its stock price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Evercel has a beta of -0.22, suggesting that its stock price is 122% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for CPS Technologies and Evercel, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CPS Technologies	2	0	1	0	1.67
Evercel	0	0	0	0	0.00

CPS Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $6.00, indicating a potential downside of 9.77%. Given CPS Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CPS Technologies is more favorable than Evercel.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

11.2% of CPS Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 13.2% of CPS Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares CPS Technologies and Evercel’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CPS Technologies	0.10%	0.16%	0.13%
Evercel	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

CPS Technologies beats Evercel on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CPS Technologies

CPS Technologies Corporation provides advanced material solutions to the transportation, automotive, energy, computing/internet, telecommunication, aerospace, defense, and oil and gas markets in the United States, Europe, and Asia. The company offers metal matrix composites such as baseplates for various applications, including motor controllers used in electric trains, subway cars, wind turbines, and hybrid and electric vehicles; hermetic packages for use in radar, satellite, and avionics applications; baseplates and housings used in modules built with wide band gap semiconductors; and lids and heat spreaders for use in internet switches and routers. It also assembles housings and packages that includes metal matrix composite components for hybrid circuits; and produces armor for naval and military applications. The company sells its products to microelectronics systems companies. The company was formerly known as Ceramics Process Systems Corporation and changed its name to CPS Technologies Corporation in March 2007. CPS Technologies Corporation was incorporated in 1984 and is based in Norton, Massachusetts.

About Evercel

Evercel, Inc., through its interest in Printronix Holding Corporation, designs and manufactures printers and related consumables for various industrial printing applications worldwide. The company provides multi-technology supply chain printing solutions for various industries, including manufacturing, transportation and logistics, retail distribution, food and beverages distribution, and pharmaceutical distribution. Its line matrix printers are used in various applications, such as labeling and inventory management, build sheets, invoicing, manifests and bills of lading, and reporting. The company offers its products directly to end-users, as well as through channel partners, such as dealers and distributors. Evercel, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Miami, Florida.