Electra Battery Materials (NASDAQ:ELBM) vs. Eos Energy Enterprises (NASDAQ:EOSE) Head to Head Analysis

Eos Energy Enterprises (NASDAQ:EOSE) and Electra Battery Materials (NASDAQ:ELBM) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability and valuation.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Eos Energy Enterprises and Electra Battery Materials”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eos Energy Enterprises	$14.96 million	47.33	-$229.51 million	($2.41)	-1.35
Electra Battery Materials	N/A	N/A	-$47.90 million	($0.89)	-0.48

Electra Battery Materials has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Eos Energy Enterprises. Eos Energy Enterprises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Electra Battery Materials, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

Eos Energy Enterprises has a beta of 2.31, meaning that its stock price is 131% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Electra Battery Materials has a beta of 2.62, meaning that its stock price is 162% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

54.9% of Eos Energy Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.9% of Electra Battery Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of Eos Energy Enterprises shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.7% of Electra Battery Materials shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Eos Energy Enterprises and Electra Battery Materials’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eos Energy Enterprises	-3,067.26%	N/A	-89.33%
Electra Battery Materials	N/A	-39.33%	-19.52%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Eos Energy Enterprises and Electra Battery Materials, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eos Energy Enterprises	0	2	4	0	2.67
Electra Battery Materials	0	0	1	1	3.50

Eos Energy Enterprises presently has a consensus target price of $3.90, indicating a potential upside of 20.00%. Electra Battery Materials has a consensus target price of $1.30, indicating a potential upside of 203.03%. Given Electra Battery Materials’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Electra Battery Materials is more favorable than Eos Energy Enterprises.

Summary

Electra Battery Materials beats Eos Energy Enterprises on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Eos Energy Enterprises

Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets zinc-based energy storage solutions for utility-scale, microgrid, and commercial and industrial (C&I) applications in the United States. The company offers Znyth technology battery energy storage system (BESS), which provides the operating flexibility to manage increased grid complexity and price volatility. Its flagship product is Gen 2.3 battery module. In addition, the company offers Z3 battery module that provides utilities, independent power producers, renewables developers, and C&I customers with an alternative to lithium-ion and lead-acid monopolar batteries for critical 3- to 12-hour discharge duration applications; battery management system, which provides a remote asset monitoring capability and service to track the performance and health of BESS and identify future system performance issues through predictive analytics; and project management and commissioning services, as well as long-term maintenance plans. Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. is headquartered in Edison, New Jersey.

About Electra Battery Materials

Electra Battery Materials Corporation engages in the acquisition and exploration of resource properties in the United States and Canada. It primarily explores for cobalt and silver deposits. The company's flagship project is the Iron Creek cobalt-copper project located in Lemhi County, Idaho. It also operates a cobalt refinery for producing battery materials for the electric vehicle supply chain. The company was formerly known as First Cobalt Corp. and changed its name to Electra Battery Materials Corporation in December 2021. Electra Battery Materials Corporation was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.