Head-To-Head Comparison: Electriq Power (NYSE:ELIQ) vs. Fluence Energy (NASDAQ:FLNC)

Electriq Power (NYSE:ELIQ) and Fluence Energy (NASDAQ:FLNC) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Electriq Power and Fluence Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Electriq Power	N/A	N/A	-12.52%
Fluence Energy	-2.72%	-11.18%	-3.70%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

7.6% of Electriq Power shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.2% of Fluence Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 38.4% of Electriq Power shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Fluence Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Electriq Power and Fluence Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Electriq Power	0	0	0	0	N/A
Fluence Energy	1	2	14	0	2.76

Fluence Energy has a consensus target price of $28.56, suggesting a potential upside of 83.28%. Given Fluence Energy’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Fluence Energy is more favorable than Electriq Power.

Volatility and Risk

Electriq Power has a beta of -0.29, suggesting that its stock price is 129% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fluence Energy has a beta of 2.57, suggesting that its stock price is 157% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Electriq Power and Fluence Energy’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Electriq Power	N/A	N/A	$10.44 million	N/A	N/A
Fluence Energy	$2.22 billion	1.25	-$69.62 million	($0.53)	-29.40

Electriq Power has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Fluence Energy.

Summary

Fluence Energy beats Electriq Power on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Electriq Power

Electriq Power Holdings, Inc. provides turnkey intelligent energy storage and management solutions for homes and small businesses. The company offers PowerPod2, a smart home battery backup system. Its solutions enable cities, municipalities, and utilities to provide constituents with a path to sustainable and resilient sources of energy. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in West Palm Beach, Florida.

About Fluence Energy

Fluence Energy, Inc., through its subsidiaries, offers energy storage products and solution, services, and artificial intelligence enabled software-as-a-service products for renewables and storage applications in the Americas, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company sells energy storage products with integrated hardware, software, and digital intelligence. Its energy storage products include Gridstack Pro, a large-scale front-of-the-meter application; Gridstack, a front-of-the-meter application; Sunstack, a DC-coupled energy storage product for DC-coupled solar + storage projects; Edgestack, for smaller-scale commercial and industrial use cases; and Ultrastack, for critical system requirements of distribution and transmission networks. The company also provides engineering and delivery services to support the deployment of its storage products; operational and maintenance services; and digital applications. It serves independent power producers, developer, utilities, and other generators. Fluence Energy, Inc. was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. Fluence Energy, Inc. is a joint venture of Siemens Aktiengesellschaft and The AES Corporation.