Complete Solaria (NASDAQ:CSLR – Get Free Report) and Ideal Power (NASDAQ:IPWR – Get Free Report) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Volatility and Risk
Complete Solaria has a beta of 0.08, indicating that its stock price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ideal Power has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Complete Solaria and Ideal Power, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Complete Solaria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Ideal Power | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
30.3% of Complete Solaria shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.4% of Ideal Power shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Complete Solaria shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Ideal Power shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Complete Solaria and Ideal Power’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Complete Solaria | $87.62 million | 0.15 | -$269.55 million | N/A | N/A |
| Ideal Power | $200,000.00 | 293.33 | -$9.95 million | ($1.61) | -4.94 |
Ideal Power has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Complete Solaria.
Profitability
This table compares Complete Solaria and Ideal Power’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Complete Solaria | N/A | -843.99% | -63.71% |
| Ideal Power | -4,977.50% | -75.69% | -65.70% |
Summary
Complete Solaria beats Ideal Power on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Complete Solaria
Complete Solaria, Inc. provides custom solar solutions in the United States. The company offers solar systems to homeowners and small to medium-sized commercial customers. It also provides HelioQuoteTM software system, a platform for residential solar designs, proposals, and engineering services. In addition, the company installs solar systems, as well as provides financing solutions. It offers its products and services through third party sales partners. The company is headquartered in Fremont, California.
About Ideal Power
Ideal Power Inc. focuses on the development and commercialization of its bidirectional bipolar junction TRANsistor solid-state switch technology. The company offers SymCool Power Module designed to meet low conduction loss needs of the solid-state circuit breaker market. It serves electric and hybrid electric vehicles, electric vehicle charging, renewable energy and energy storage system power converters, uninterruptible power supplies for data centers, industrial motor drives, solid-state circuit breakers, distribution and transmission switches and controls, and other industrial and military markets. The company was formerly known as Ideal Power Converters Inc. and changed its name to Ideal Power Inc. in July 2013. Ideal Power Inc. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
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