TOYO (NASDAQ:TOYO – Get Free Report) and Aeluma (NASDAQ:ALMU – Get Free Report) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
84.6% of TOYO shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of TOYO shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.8% of Aeluma shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk and Volatility
TOYO has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aeluma has a beta of 4.1, meaning that its share price is 310% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares TOYO and Aeluma’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| TOYO | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Aeluma | -205.31% | -18.14% | -17.20% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares TOYO and Aeluma”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| TOYO | $427.38 million | 0.35 | $39.66 million | $1.20 | 3.29 |
| Aeluma | $4.46 million | 33.02 | -$9.16 million | ($0.52) | -14.66 |
TOYO has higher revenue and earnings than Aeluma. Aeluma is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TOYO, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings for TOYO and Aeluma, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| TOYO | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Aeluma | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2.80 |
TOYO presently has a consensus target price of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 254.25%. Aeluma has a consensus target price of $25.00, suggesting a potential upside of 227.95%. Given TOYO’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe TOYO is more favorable than Aeluma.
Summary
TOYO beats Aeluma on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About TOYO
TOYO Co. Ltd. engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of solar cells and modules. It is involved in integrating the upstream production of wafer and silicon, midstream production of solar cell, downstream production of photovoltaic (PV) modules, and potentially other stages of the solar power supply chain. The company was founded on November 8, 2022 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
About Aeluma
Aeluma, Inc. develops optoelectronic and electronic devices in the United States. The company manufactures semiconductor materials and chips using compound semiconductors on diameter substrates that are used to manufacture mass market microelectronics. It offers its devices for use in mobile, automotive, AI, defence and aerospace, communication, AR/VR, and HPC applications, as well as laser emitters, transistors for integrated circuits, quantum photonic circuits, and solar cells applications. Aeluma, Inc. was formerly known as Parc Investments, Inc. and changed its name to Aeluma, Inc. June 2021. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Goleta, California.
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