908 Devices (NASDAQ:MASS – Get Free Report) and Acorn Energy (NASDAQ:ACFN – Get Free Report) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for 908 Devices and Acorn Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| 908 Devices | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Acorn Energy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
908 Devices currently has a consensus price target of $12.83, indicating a potential upside of 15.93%. Given 908 Devices’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe 908 Devices is more favorable than Acorn Energy.
Profitability
This table compares 908 Devices and Acorn Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| 908 Devices | -56.96% | -12.54% | -8.87% |
| Acorn Energy | 16.12% | 10.06% | 6.32% |
Volatility and Risk
908 Devices has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acorn Energy has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares 908 Devices and Acorn Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| 908 Devices | $56.20 million | 8.14 | $19.49 million | ($0.95) | -11.65 |
| Acorn Energy | $11.48 million | 3.52 | $2.51 million | $0.61 | 26.39 |
908 Devices has higher revenue and earnings than Acorn Energy. 908 Devices is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acorn Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
88.1% of 908 Devices shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.2% of 908 Devices shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 35.6% of Acorn Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
908 Devices beats Acorn Energy on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About 908 Devices
908 Devices Inc., a commercial-stage technology company, provides various purpose-built handheld and desktop mass spectrometry devices to interrogate unknown and invisible materials in life sciences research, bioprocessing, pharma/biopharma, forensics, and adjacent markets. The company's products include MX908, a handheld, battery-powered, and Mass Spec device that is designed for rapid analysis of solid, liquid, vapor, and aerosol materials of unknown identity; Rebel, a small desktop analyzer that provides real-time information on the extracellular environment in bioprocesses; and Maverick, an optical in-line analyzer that offers real-time monitoring and control of multiple bioprocess parameters, including glucose, lactate, and total biomass in mammalian cell cultures, as well as provides process fingerprint data to support large-scale efforts in predictive bioprocess modeling. Its products also comprise Maven and Trace C2, an online device for bioprocess monitoring and control; and ZipChip solution, a plug-and-play, high-resolution separation platform that optimizes Mass Spec sample analysis. The company operates in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and rest of the Americas. 908 Devices Inc. was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
About Acorn Energy
Acorn Energy, Inc., through its subsidiaries, develops and markets wireless remote monitoring and control systems for various markets in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Power Generation (PG) Monitoring and Cathodic Protection (CP) Monitoring. The PG segment provides wireless remote monitoring and control systems, and services for critical assets, which include stand-by power generators, compressors, pumps, pumpjacks, light towers, turbines, and other industrial equipment; and Internet of Things applications. The CP segment offers remote monitoring of cathodic protection systems on gas pipelines for gas utilities and pipeline companies. The company was incorporated in 1986 and is based in Wilmington, Delaware.
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