Blink Charging (NASDAQ:BLNK – Get Free Report) and Orion Energy Systems (NASDAQ:OESX – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
44.6% of Blink Charging shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.6% of Orion Energy Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Blink Charging shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Orion Energy Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Blink Charging and Orion Energy Systems, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Blink Charging | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Orion Energy Systems | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.25 |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Blink Charging and Orion Energy Systems”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Blink Charging | $96.24 million | 0.84 | -$83.39 million | ($0.40) | -1.40 |
| Orion Energy Systems | $86.31 million | 1.44 | -$3.16 million | ($0.05) | -608.80 |
Orion Energy Systems has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Blink Charging. Orion Energy Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Blink Charging, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Blink Charging and Orion Energy Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Blink Charging | -52.24% | -57.97% | -25.95% |
| Orion Energy Systems | 0.04% | 11.66% | 3.40% |
Risk & Volatility
Blink Charging has a beta of 2.07, suggesting that its stock price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Orion Energy Systems has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Orion Energy Systems beats Blink Charging on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Blink Charging
Blink Charging Co., through its subsidiaries, owns, operates, manufactures, and provides electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment and networked EV charging services in the United States and internationally. The company offers residential and commercial EV charging equipment that enable EV drivers to recharge at various location types. It also provides Blink Network, a cloud-based system that operates, maintains, and manages various Blink charging stations and associated charging data, back-end operations, and payment processing, as well as offers fleets, property owners, managers, parking companies, and state and municipal entities with cloud-based services that enable the remote monitoring and management of EV charging stations; and EV drivers with station information, including station location, availability, and applicable fees. In addition, the company offers EV charging hardware, software services, and service plans. It has strategic partnerships across transit/destination locations, including airports, auto dealers, healthcare/medicals, hotels, mixed-use and municipal locations, multifamily residential and condos, parks and recreation areas, parking lots, religious institutions, restaurants, retailers, schools and universities, stadiums, supermarkets, transportation hubs, and workplace locations. Blink Charging Co. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Bowie, Maryland.
About Orion Energy Systems
Orion Energy Systems, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, researches, designs, develops, manufactures, markets, sells, installs, and implements energy management systems for commercial office and retail, area lighting, industrial applications, and government in North America and Germany. It operates in three segments: Lighting, Maintenance, and Electric Vehicle (EV). The company offers light emitting diode (LED) lighting products; construction and engineering services for commercial lighting and energy management system; lighting and electrical system maintenance, repair, and replacement services; and EV charging station and installation solutions. It also provides LED high bay fixtures and LED troffer retrofits; smart lighting controls, a wireless Internet of Things enabled control solution that provides lighting control options and data intelligence capabilities for building managers; and various LED fixtures for lighting and energy management needs comprising fixtures for agribusinesses, parking lots, roadways, retail, mezzanine, outdoor applications, and private label resale. In addition, the company offers lighting-related energy management services, such as site assessment, site field verification, utility incentive and government subsidy management, engineering design, project management, facility design commissioning, and recycling. It serves customers directly and through independent sales agencies and distributors, national account end-users, federal and state government facilities, regional account end-users, electrical distributors, electrical contractors, and energy service companies. Orion Energy Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
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