Advent Technologies (NASDAQ:ADN – Get Free Report) and Electrovaya (NASDAQ:ELVA – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Advent Technologies and Electrovaya, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Advent Technologies | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Electrovaya | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.00 |
Electrovaya has a consensus target price of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 315.09%. Given Electrovaya’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Electrovaya is more favorable than Advent Technologies.
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Advent Technologies | $7.84 million | 0.73 | -$74.34 million | ($52.85) | -0.05 |
| Electrovaya | $49.47 million | 1.82 | -$1.48 million | N/A | N/A |
Electrovaya has higher revenue and earnings than Advent Technologies.
Profitability
This table compares Advent Technologies and Electrovaya’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Advent Technologies | -1,756.87% | -103.14% | -68.30% |
| Electrovaya | -0.44% | -2.83% | -0.56% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
17.5% of Advent Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.5% of Electrovaya shares are held by institutional investors. 26.0% of Advent Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Electrovaya beats Advent Technologies on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Advent Technologies
Advent Technologies Holdings, Inc., an advanced materials and technology development company, operates in the fuel cell and hydrogen technology markets in North America, Europe, and Asia. It develops, manufactures, and assembles fuel cell systems and critical components that determine the performance of hydrogen fuel cells and other energy systems. The company offers high-temperature proton exchange membrane (HT-PEM) fuel cells, including membrane electrode assemblies, bipolar plates, and reformers, as well as provides fuel-cell stack assembly and testing services. It serves stationary power, portable power, automotive, aviation, energy storage, and sensor markets. The company is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
About Electrovaya
Electrovaya Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of lithium-ion batteries, battery management systems, and battery-related products for energy storage, clean electric transportation, and other specialized applications in North America. It offers lithium-ion batteries and systems for materials handling electric vehicles, including forklifts and automated guided vehicles, as well as battery chargers to charge the batteries; electromotive power products for electric trucks, electric buses, and other transportation applications; industrial products for energy storage; and power solutions, such as competencies in building systems for third parties. The company was formerly known as Electrofuel Inc. and changed its name to Electrovaya Inc. in March 2002. Electrovaya Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.
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