Critical Review: Dragonfly Energy (NASDAQ:DFLI) & NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR)

Dragonfly Energy (NASDAQ:DFLI) and NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Dragonfly Energy and NuScale Power”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dragonfly Energy	$58.63 million	0.22	-$69.94 million	($17.99)	-0.05
NuScale Power	$31.48 million	105.86	-$355.79 million	($2.92)	-2.66

Dragonfly Energy has higher revenue and earnings than NuScale Power. NuScale Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dragonfly Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Dragonfly Energy and NuScale Power’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dragonfly Energy	-129.35%	N/A	-46.06%
NuScale Power	-3,888.70%	-35.59%	-30.27%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

8.2% of Dragonfly Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.4% of NuScale Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Dragonfly Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of NuScale Power shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Dragonfly Energy has a beta of 0.25, suggesting that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NuScale Power has a beta of 2.3, suggesting that its stock price is 130% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Dragonfly Energy and NuScale Power, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dragonfly Energy	1	1	1	1	2.50
NuScale Power	4	8	4	1	2.12

Dragonfly Energy currently has a consensus target price of $3.12, indicating a potential upside of 263.29%. NuScale Power has a consensus target price of $12.96, indicating a potential upside of 67.14%. Given Dragonfly Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Dragonfly Energy is more favorable than NuScale Power.

Summary

Dragonfly Energy beats NuScale Power on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Dragonfly Energy

Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. engages in the manufacturing and sale of deep cycle lithium-ion batteries for recreational vehicles, marine vessels, solar and off-grid residence industries, and industrial and energy storage markets. The company provides lithium power systems comprising solar panels, chargers and inverters, system monitoring, alternator regulators, accessories, and others. It also offers battery management systems for monitoring and controlling of battery systems and to protect battery cells from damage in various scenarios. The company provides its products under the Dragonfly Energy, Battle Born, and Wakespeed brand names. Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. is headquartered in Reno, Nevada.

About NuScale Power

NuScale Power Corporation engages in the development and sale of modular light water reactor nuclear power plants to supply energy for electrical generation, district heating, desalination, hydrogen production, and other process heat applications. It offers NuScale Power Module (NPM), a water reactor that can generate 77 megawatts of electricity (MWe); and VOYGR power plant designs for three facility sizes that are capable of housing from one to four and six or twelve NPMs. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon. NuScale Power Corporation operates as a subsidiary of Fluor Enterprises, Inc.