NN (NASDAQ:NNBR – Get Free Report) and Save The World Air (OTCMKTS:QSEP – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares NN and Save The World Air”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| NN | $422.21 million | 0.71 | -$34.00 million | ($0.96) | -3.80 |
| Save The World Air | N/A | N/A | -$15.31 million | N/A | N/A |
Profitability
This table compares NN and Save The World Air’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| NN | -6.21% | 20.38% | 1.49% |
| Save The World Air | N/A | N/A | -5,772.20% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings for NN and Save The World Air, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| NN | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.20 |
| Save The World Air | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
NN currently has a consensus price target of $5.67, suggesting a potential upside of 55.25%. Given NN’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NN is more favorable than Save The World Air.
Volatility and Risk
NN has a beta of 2.57, meaning that its share price is 157% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Save The World Air has a beta of -0.67, meaning that its share price is 167% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
53.9% of NN shares are held by institutional investors. 19.6% of NN shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of Save The World Air shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
NN beats Save The World Air on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About NN
NN, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and sells high-precision components and assemblies for various end markets in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Mobile Solutions and Power Solutions. The Mobile Solutions segment manufactures and sells system critical components for automotive, general industrial, and medical end markets for use in power steering, braking, transmissions, gasoline fuel system, diesel injection, and diesel emissions treatment applications, as well as in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. The Power Solutions segment designs, manufactures, and sells a range of high-precision metal and plastic components, assemblies, and finished devices used in various applications, such as power control and transportation electrification. Its products include electrical contacts, connectors, contact assemblies, and precision stampings for the electrical, general industrial, automotive, aerospace and defense, and medical end markets. This segment also produces various tools and instruments for the orthopaedics and medical/surgical end markets. NN, Inc. was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
About Save The World Air
QS Energy, Inc. develops and commercializes energy efficiency technologies in the United States and internationally. The company’s energy efficiency technologies assist in meeting energy demands, enhancing the economics of oil transport, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The company’s primary technology comprises Applied Oil Technology, a commercial-grade crude oil pipeline transportation flow-assurance product that reduces crude oil viscosity by applying a high intensity electrical field to crude oil while in transit. It serves upstream and midstream energy sectors. The company was formerly known as Save the World Air, Inc. and changed its name to QS Energy, Inc. in August 2015. QS Energy, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Tomball, Texas.
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