Eos Energy Enterprises (NASDAQ:EOSE – Get Free Report) and Acuity (NYSE:AYI – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and dividends.
Risk and Volatility
Eos Energy Enterprises has a beta of 2.77, suggesting that its stock price is 177% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acuity has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Eos Energy Enterprises and Acuity”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Eos Energy Enterprises | $114.20 million | 9.79 | -$969.65 million | ($6.83) | -0.45 |
| Acuity | $4.35 billion | 2.15 | $396.60 million | $15.08 | 20.69 |
Acuity has higher revenue and earnings than Eos Energy Enterprises. Eos Energy Enterprises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acuity, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Eos Energy Enterprises and Acuity’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Eos Energy Enterprises | -246.76% | N/A | -72.43% |
| Acuity | 10.25% | 20.26% | 12.21% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
54.9% of Eos Energy Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.2% of Acuity shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Eos Energy Enterprises shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Acuity shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Eos Energy Enterprises and Acuity, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Eos Energy Enterprises | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2.30 |
| Acuity | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2.44 |
Eos Energy Enterprises presently has a consensus price target of $8.19, suggesting a potential upside of 166.69%. Acuity has a consensus price target of $392.17, suggesting a potential upside of 25.71%. Given Eos Energy Enterprises’ higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Eos Energy Enterprises is more favorable than Acuity.
Summary
Acuity beats Eos Energy Enterprises on 11 of the 15 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 Acuity
Acuity Brands, Inc. provides lighting, lighting controls, building management system, location-aware applications in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Acuity Brands Lighting and Lighting Controls (ABL); and the Intelligent Spaces Group (ISG). The ABL segment provides commercial, architectural, and specialty lighting solutions, as well as lighting controls and components for various indoor and outdoor applications under the A-Light, Aculux, American Electric Lighting, Cyclone, Dark to Light, eldoLED, Eureka, Gotham, Healthcare Lighting, Holophane, Hydrel, Indy, IOTA, Juno, Lithonia Lighting, Luminaire LED, Luminis, Mark Architectural Lighting, nLight, OPTOTRONIC, Peerless, RELOCWiring Solutions, and Sensor Switch. This segment serves electrical distributors, retail home improvement centers, electric utilities, national accounts, original equipment manufacturers, digital retailers, lighting showrooms, and energy service companies. The ISG segment offers building management solutions, such as products for controlling heating, ventilation, air conditioning, lighting, shades, refrigeration, and building access that deliver end-to-end optimization of those building systems; and building management software that enhances building system management and automates labor intensive tasks. This segment serves system integrators, as well as retail stores, airports, and enterprise campuses. The company offers its products and solutions under the Atrius, Distech Controls, and KE2 Therm Solutions brands. Acuity Brands, Inc. was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
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