Ideal Power (NASDAQ:IPWR – Get Free Report) is one of 220 publicly-traded companies in the “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Ideal Power to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Ideal Power and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Ideal Power | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Ideal Power Competitors | 3516 | 12398 | 25858 | 1004 | 2.57 |
As a group, “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies have a potential upside of 43.35%. Given Ideal Power’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ideal Power has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.
Profitability
This table compares Ideal Power and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Ideal Power | N/A | -60.76% | -54.15% |
| Ideal Power Competitors | -1,255.36% | -126.08% | -3.83% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Ideal Power and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Ideal Power | $40,000.00 | -$10.58 million | -2.04 |
| Ideal Power Competitors | $7.39 billion | $2.55 billion | 17.51 |
Ideal Power’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Ideal Power. Ideal Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
16.4% of Ideal Power shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.7% of shares of all “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Ideal Power shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% of shares of all “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility & Risk
Ideal Power has a beta of 2.03, indicating that its stock price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ideal Power’s competitors have a beta of 2.81, indicating that their average stock price is 181% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Ideal Power competitors beat Ideal Power on 11 of the 13 factors compared.
About Ideal Power
Ideal Power Inc. (NASDAQ: IPWR) is a semiconductor company developing advanced power-management technologies for electrical systems. Its principal technology is the bidirectional bipolar junction TRANsistor, or B-TRAN, a solid-state power switch designed to conduct and control electrical current in both directions with the potential for lower conduction losses and improved efficiency compared with conventional power-switching devices. The company is focused on commercializing B-TRAN-based products and related semiconductor solutions for applications including electric vehicles, renewable-energy systems, energy storage, electric-grid infrastructure, industrial equipment, and other high-power electrical systems.
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