Advent Technologies (NASDAQ:ADN – Get Free Report) and Dragonfly Energy (NASDAQ:DFLI – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and earnings.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Advent Technologies and Dragonfly Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Advent Technologies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dragonfly Energy | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 |
Dragonfly Energy has a consensus price target of $15.66, indicating a potential upside of 509.34%. Given Dragonfly Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Dragonfly Energy is more favorable than Advent Technologies.
Volatility & Risk
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Advent Technologies and Dragonfly Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Advent Technologies | $4.86 million | 3.32 | -$71.40 million | ($26.97) | -0.23 |
| Dragonfly Energy | $64.39 million | 0.28 | -$13.82 million | ($4.05) | -0.63 |
Dragonfly Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Advent Technologies. Dragonfly Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Advent Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
17.5% of Advent Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.2% of Dragonfly Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of Advent Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 26.9% of Dragonfly Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Advent Technologies and Dragonfly Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Advent Technologies | -1,101.58% | -442.47% | -236.40% |
| Dragonfly Energy | -56.80% | -251.32% | -38.32% |
Summary
Dragonfly Energy beats Advent Technologies on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Advent Technologies
Advent Technologies Holdings, Inc., an advanced materials and technology development company, operates in the fuel cell and hydrogen technology markets in North America, Europe, and Asia. It develops, manufactures, and assembles fuel cell systems and critical components that determine the performance of hydrogen fuel cells and other energy systems. The company offers high-temperature proton exchange membrane (HT-PEM) fuel cells, including membrane electrode assemblies, bipolar plates, and reformers, as well as provides fuel-cell stack assembly and testing services. It serves stationary power, portable power, automotive, aviation, energy storage, and sensor markets. The company is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
About Dragonfly Energy
Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. engages in the manufacturing and sale of deep cycle lithium-ion batteries for recreational vehicles, marine vessels, solar and off-grid residence industries, and industrial and energy storage markets. The company provides lithium power systems comprising solar panels, chargers and inverters, system monitoring, alternator regulators, accessories, and others. It also offers battery management systems for monitoring and controlling of battery systems and to protect battery cells from damage in various scenarios. The company provides its products under the Dragonfly Energy, Battle Born, and Wakespeed brand names. Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. is headquartered in Reno, Nevada.
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