Blink Charging (NASDAQ:BLNK – Get Free Report) and Allient (NASDAQ:ALNT – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Blink Charging and Allient, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Blink Charging | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Allient | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.50 |
Blink Charging currently has a consensus price target of $2.50, indicating a potential upside of 423.45%. Allient has a consensus price target of $82.33, indicating a potential downside of 2.71%. Given Blink Charging’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Blink Charging is more favorable than Allient.
Profitability
This table compares Blink Charging and Allient’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Blink Charging | -64.89% | -56.22% | -23.19% |
| Allient | 6.24% | 15.80% | 8.33% |
Risk and Volatility
Blink Charging has a beta of 2.08, meaning that its share price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Allient has a beta of 1.62, meaning that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Blink Charging and Allient”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Blink Charging | $103.52 million | 0.67 | -$83.39 million | ($0.45) | -1.06 |
| Allient | $554.48 million | 2.59 | $22.03 million | $2.22 | 38.12 |
Allient has higher revenue and earnings than Blink Charging. Blink Charging is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Allient, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
44.6% of Blink Charging shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% of Allient shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Blink Charging shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of Allient shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Allient beats Blink Charging on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Blink Charging
Blink Charging Co. is an electric vehicle (EV) charging company that develops, manufactures, sells and operates charging equipment and related services. The company serves commercial, residential, fleet and public-sector customers seeking to install and manage EV charging infrastructure. Blink’s product portfolio includes Level 2 AC charging stations and DC fast-charging equipment, along with associated hardware, installation services and cloud-based software. Through the Blink Network, charging-station owners and users can access tools for station management, payment processing, usage monitoring and locating available chargers.
About Allient
Allient Inc. designs and manufactures precision and specialty motion-control and power solutions. Its products include motors, gear motors, motion controllers, drives, encoders, actuators and integrated systems that help equipment move and operate with precision. The company serves a range of markets, including medical, aerospace and defense, industrial automation, robotics, transportation and energy. Allient operates internationally, with customers and operations across North America, Europe and Asia.
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