Analyzing Capstone Cos. (OTCMKTS:CAPC) and Electriq Power (OTCMKTS:ELIQQ)

Insider & Institutional Ownership

7.6% of Electriq Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.4% of Electriq Power shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 40.0% of Capstone Cos. shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Electriq Power and Capstone Cos.”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Electriq Power	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.74)	-0.01
Capstone Cos.	$140,000.00	18.12	-$920,000.00	($0.02)	-2.55

Electriq Power has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Capstone Cos.. Capstone Cos. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Electriq Power, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Electriq Power and Capstone Cos.’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Electriq Power	N/A	N/A	N/A
Capstone Cos.	N/A	-1,009.32%	-172.71%

Volatility & Risk

Electriq Power has a beta of -44.05, suggesting that its stock price is 4,505% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Capstone Cos. has a beta of 2.6, suggesting that its stock price is 160% more volatile than the S&P 500.

About Electriq Power

Electriq Power Holdings, Inc. provides turnkey intelligent energy storage and management solutions for homes and small businesses. The company offers PowerPod2, a smart home battery backup system. Its solutions enable cities, municipalities, and utilities to provide constituents with a path to sustainable and resilient sources of energy. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in West Palm Beach, Florida.

About Capstone Cos.

Capstone Companies, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of consumer products to simplify daily living through technology. The company offers Connected Chef, a purpose-built kitchen appliance tablet with an integrated platform for cooking accessories, such as cutting board, as well as Smart Mirrors. It sells its products through sales agents, as well as directly to home-goods chain retailers. The company was formerly known as CHDT Corporation and changed its name to Capstone Companies, Inc. in June 2012. Capstone Companies, Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Deerfield Beach, Florida.