Wallbox (NYSE:WBX – Get Free Report) and ESS Tech (NYSE:GWH – Get Free Report) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
36.9% of Wallbox shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.8% of ESS Tech shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of ESS Tech shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Wallbox and ESS Tech”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Wallbox | $177.42 million | 0.22 | -$161.21 million | N/A | N/A |
| ESS Tech | $6.30 million | 5.37 | -$86.22 million | ($5.10) | -0.34 |
ESS Tech has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Wallbox.
Profitability
This table compares Wallbox and ESS Tech’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Wallbox | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| ESS Tech | -1,045.28% | -592.34% | -125.15% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Wallbox and ESS Tech, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Wallbox | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.17 |
| ESS Tech | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Wallbox presently has a consensus price target of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 195.66%. ESS Tech has a consensus price target of $2.83, suggesting a potential upside of 64.25%. Given Wallbox’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Wallbox is more favorable than ESS Tech.
Risk and Volatility
Wallbox has a beta of 2.02, meaning that its stock price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ESS Tech has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Wallbox beats ESS Tech on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Wallbox
Wallbox N.V., a technology company, designs, manufactures, and distributes charging solutions for residential, business, and public use worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Europe-Middle East and Asia, North America, and Asia-Pacific. It offers EV charging hardware products, such as Pulsar Plus, Pulsar Plus Socket, Pulsar Max, and Pulsar Pro, an AC smart chargers for home and shared spaces; Commander 2, an AC smart charger for fleets and businesses with a 7-inch touchscreen display that provides a personalized and secure user interface for multiple users; Copper SB, an AC smart charger for fleets and businesses with an integrated socket that makes it compatible with both type 1 and type 2 charging cables; Quasar 2, a DC bi-directional charger for home-use that allows to charge and discharge electric vehicle; Supernova, a DC fast charger equipment designed for public use; and Hypernova that allows to optimize available power and adapt to the number of EVs connected for public charging along highways and transcontinental road networks; as well as Wallbox ABL eM4 Single and Twin chargers and eMC3 charging pole. The company also provides EV charging software solutions, including the myWallbox platform, a cloud based software designed to provide smart management of its chargers in residential and business parking settings; Electromaps, a hardware-agnostic e-mobility service provider and charger management software that enables users to find publicly available charging ports; EVectrum, a hardware-agnostic platform for managing chargers; and Sirius, an energy management solution that is designed to seamlessly integrates the electric grid with solar, on-site batteries, and other renewable energy sources. It also offers upgrades and accessories, which includes energy meters, EV charging cables, pedestals, and RFID cards; and installation, and charging network management services. Wallbox N.V. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain.
About ESS Tech
ESS Tech, Inc., an energy storage company, designs and produces iron flow batteries for commercial and utility-scale energy storage applications worldwide. It offers energy storage products, which include Energy Warehouse, a behind-the-meter solution; and Energy Center, a front-of-the-meter solution. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Wilsonville, Oregon.
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