Reviewing CurAegis Technologies (OTCMKTS:CRGS) & XOS (NASDAQ:XOS)

CurAegis Technologies (OTCMKTS:CRGS) and XOS (NASDAQ:XOS) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

12.9% of XOS shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.2% of CurAegis Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 39.5% of XOS shares are owned by 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.

Profitability

This table compares CurAegis Technologies and XOS’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CurAegis Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A
XOS	-76.21%	-84.60%	-41.69%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for CurAegis Technologies and XOS, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CurAegis Technologies	0	0	0	0	N/A
XOS	0	1	3	2	3.17

XOS has a consensus price target of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 241.69%.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares CurAegis Technologies and XOS”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CurAegis Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
XOS	$44.52 million	0.79	-$75.84 million	($7.76)	-0.57

CurAegis Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than XOS.

Summary

XOS beats CurAegis Technologies on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CurAegis Technologies

CurAegis Technologies, Inc. does not have significant operations. Previously, it was engaged in the development and marketing of technologies in the areas of wellness, safety, and power. The company was formerly known as Torvec, Inc. and changed its name to CurAegis Technologies, Inc. in June 2016. CurAegis Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is based in Rochester, New York. On August 4, 2021, an involuntary petition for liquidation under Chapter 7 was filed against CurAegis Technologies, Inc. in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York. On August 31, 2021, the involuntary petition was approved by the Court.

About XOS

Xos, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells battery-electric commercial vehicles. The company provides class 5-6 medium duty rolling chassis, such as commercial stepvans and armored trucks; class 7-8 heavy duty chassis; and Xos product development. It offers Xos provides mix-use powertrain solutions for off-highway, industrial and other commercial equipment, and specialty vehicles, such as school buses, medical and dental clinics, blood donation vehicles, and mobile command vehicles. In addition, the company offers energy solutions, a comprehensive charging infrastructure business that offers mobile and stationary multi-application chargers, mobile energy storage, and turnkey energy infrastructure services to accelerate client transitions to electric fleets; Xos Hub, a rapid-deployment mobile charger designed to expedite fleet transitions to electric vehicles; and Xosphere, a platform that interconnects vehicle, maintenance, charging, and service data to improve overall customer experience. Further, it offers X-Pack, a proprietary battery pack technology for last-mile commercial use cases; X-Platform foundation of Xos vehicle products; and vehicle control software, which include powertrain controls, body controls, and instrument cluster and infotainment. Xos, Inc. was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.