Energy Vault (NYSE:NRGV) versus Dragonfly Energy (NASDAQ:DFLI) Head to Head Analysis

Energy Vault (NYSE:NRGV – Get Rating) and Dragonfly Energy (NASDAQ:DFLI – Get Rating) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Volatility and Risk

Energy Vault has a beta of -0.37, suggesting that its share price is 137% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dragonfly Energy has a beta of -0.64, suggesting that its share price is 164% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Energy Vault and Dragonfly Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energy Vault	1	0	4	0	2.60
Dragonfly Energy	0	0	3	0	3.00

Energy Vault currently has a consensus target price of $10.33, indicating a potential upside of 155.78%. Dragonfly Energy has a consensus target price of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 55.38%. Given Energy Vault’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Energy Vault is more favorable than Dragonfly Energy.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Energy Vault and Dragonfly Energy’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Energy Vault	N/A	N/A	-$3.34 million	N/A	N/A
Dragonfly Energy	N/A	N/A	$1.91 million	N/A	N/A

Profitability

This table compares Energy Vault and Dragonfly Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energy Vault	N/A	-8.98%	-6.00%
Dragonfly Energy	N/A	-673.40%	-1.98%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

36.4% of Energy Vault shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.8% of Energy Vault shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of Dragonfly Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Energy Vault beats Dragonfly Energy on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Energy Vault

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Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. develops and sells energy storage solutions. The company offers gravity-based storage systems, including EVx Platform, a scalable, modular product line starting from 40-megawatt hour to multi-gigawatt hours to address grid resiliency needs in shorter durations; Energy Vault Resiliency Center, a scalable, gigawatt hour scale product line designed to address grid resiliency needs to manage energy disruptive climate events; and Energy Vault solutions. Its solutions allow utilities, independent power producers, and large energy users to manage their power portfolios and efficiently dispatch power. Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. is based in Westlake Village, California.

About Dragonfly Energy

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Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. manufactures and supplies deep cycle lithium-ion batteries for RVs, marine vessels, off-grid installations, and other storage applications. It also focuses on delivering an energy storage solution to enable a sustainable and reliable smart grid through the deployment of its solid-state cell technology. The company is headquartered in Reno, Nevada.