SEALSQ (NASDAQ:LAES) versus Tigo Energy (NASDAQ:TYGO) Head to Head Analysis

SEALSQ (NASDAQ:LAES) and Tigo Energy (NASDAQ:TYGO) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

1.3% of SEALSQ shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.7% of Tigo Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 26.3% of Tigo Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for SEALSQ and Tigo Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SEALSQ	0	0	1	0	3.00
Tigo Energy	0	1	2	0	2.67

SEALSQ currently has a consensus target price of $1.75, suggesting a potential downside of 25.53%. Tigo Energy has a consensus target price of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 310.96%. Given Tigo Energy’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Tigo Energy is more favorable than SEALSQ.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares SEALSQ and Tigo Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SEALSQ	$10.98 million	20.16	-$3.27 million	N/A	N/A
Tigo Energy	$54.01 million	0.84	-$62.75 million	($1.04)	-0.70

SEALSQ has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Tigo Energy.

Volatility and Risk

SEALSQ has a beta of -19.08, suggesting that its share price is 2,008% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tigo Energy has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares SEALSQ and Tigo Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SEALSQ	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tigo Energy	-116.17%	-142.03%	-60.52%

About SEALSQ

SEALSQ Corp, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, and markets semiconductor chips in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. It offers semiconductors, such as VaultIC secure elements, secure arm platform, and smart card reader chips; identity provisioning services, such as IoT device provisioning and chip provisioning; and managed PKI for IoT solutions and trust services. The company provides device-to-cloud authentication, device attestation for matter, GSMA root certificate, device-to-device authentication, data protection, anti-counterfeiting and brand protection, security access, device ID provisioning, identity lifecycle management, and satellite IoT connectivity solutions. Its products are used in various applications, such as smart energy, smart home, automotive EV charging, consumer IoT, aerospace and military, telecommunications, logistics, medical, luxury, and other industrial applications. SEALSQ Corp was founded in 2022 and is based in Cointrin, Switzerland.

About Tigo Energy

Tigo Energy, Inc. provides solar and energy storage solutions for the solar industry. It offers module level power electronics (MLPEs) to maximize the energy output of individual solar modules. The company also provides GO Energy Storage Systems that provide solar energy storage management capabilities; and Energy Intelligence (EI) platform, which provides monitoring and energy demand forecasting capabilities. In addition, it offers GO Battery that provides energy resilience in the event of a grid outage and optimizes energy consumption based on rate plans for home energy needs; GO Inverter, which offers energy conversion for home consumption or export to the grid; GO Link/Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS), a component for battery backup of on-grid systems; and GO Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger to reduce transportation costs. The company serves residential, commercial, and utility sectors through distributors and solar installers in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific regions. Tigo Energy, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Campbell, California.