Solidion Technology (NASDAQ:STI – Get Free Report) and FTC Solar (NASDAQ:FTCI – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Solidion Technology and FTC Solar, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Solidion Technology | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| FTC Solar | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2.33 |
FTC Solar has a consensus target price of $10.50, indicating a potential upside of 356.52%. Given FTC Solar’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe FTC Solar is more favorable than Solidion Technology.
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Solidion Technology | $10,000.00 | 6,152.73 | -$41.00 million | ($12.85) | -0.56 |
| FTC Solar | $99.69 million | 0.38 | -$79.58 million | ($6.25) | -0.37 |
Solidion Technology has higher earnings, but lower revenue than FTC Solar. Solidion Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FTC Solar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Solidion Technology and FTC Solar’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Solidion Technology | N/A | N/A | -119.29% |
| FTC Solar | -51.02% | N/A | -37.99% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
45.4% of FTC Solar shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Solidion Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.0% of FTC Solar shares are held by company 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.
Volatility and Risk
Solidion Technology has a beta of -0.01, indicating that its stock price is 101% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FTC Solar has a beta of 1.84, indicating that its stock price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
FTC Solar beats Solidion Technology on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Solidion Technology
Solidion Technology Inc. engages in the development and supply of battery materials, components, cells, and selected module/pack technologies. Its products include advanced anode materials; three classes of solid-state batteries, including silicon-rich all-solid-state lithium-ion cells; anode less lithium metal cells; and lithium-sulfur cells. The company was formerly known as Honeycomb Battery Company and changed its name to Solidion Technology Inc. in February 2024. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Dayton, Ohio. Solidion Technology Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Global Graphene Group, Inc.
About FTC Solar
FTC Solar, Inc. engages in the provision of solar tracker systems, software, and engineering services in the United States, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, South Africa, and Australia. The company offers a self-powered, two-panel in-portrait, and single-axis tracker solution under the Voyager brand name; and a one module-in-portrait solar tracker solution under the Pioneer brand name. Its customers include project developers and solar asset owners, as well as engineering, procurement, and construction contractors that design and build solar energy projects. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
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