ChargePoint (NYSE:CHPT – Get Free Report) and Dragonfly Energy (NASDAQ:DFLI – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations for ChargePoint and Dragonfly Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| ChargePoint | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.70 |
| Dragonfly Energy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.50 |
ChargePoint presently has a consensus target price of $7.07, suggesting a potential downside of 30.60%. Dragonfly Energy has a consensus target price of $3.12, suggesting a potential upside of 263.03%. Given Dragonfly Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Dragonfly Energy is more favorable than ChargePoint.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| ChargePoint | $411.22 million | 0.67 | -$220.20 million | ($7.18) | -1.42 |
| Dragonfly Energy | $58.63 million | 0.22 | -$69.94 million | ($17.99) | -0.05 |
Dragonfly Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ChargePoint. ChargePoint is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dragonfly Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
37.8% of ChargePoint shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.2% of Dragonfly Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of ChargePoint shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Dragonfly Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility and Risk
ChargePoint has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dragonfly Energy has a beta of 0.3, meaning that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares ChargePoint and Dragonfly Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| ChargePoint | -40.59% | -3,366.29% | -15.95% |
| Dragonfly Energy | -129.35% | N/A | -46.06% |
Summary
ChargePoint beats Dragonfly Energy on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About ChargePoint
ChargePoint Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides electric vehicle (EV) charging networks and charging solutions in the North America and Europe. The company serves commercial, such as retail, workplace, hospitality, parking, recreation, municipal, education, and highway fast charge; fleet, which include delivery, take home, logistics, motor pool, transit, and shared mobility; and residential including single family homes and multi-family apartments and condominiums customers. ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Campbell, California.
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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