Nuvve (NASDAQ:NVVE – Get Free Report) and GrafTech International (NYSE:EAF – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Nuvve and GrafTech International, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Nuvve | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| GrafTech International | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.67 |
GrafTech International has a consensus target price of $10.00, suggesting a potential downside of 14.10%. Given GrafTech International’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe GrafTech International is more favorable than Nuvve.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Nuvve and GrafTech International”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Nuvve | $4.55 million | 0.09 | -$30.82 million | ($330.82) | -0.00 |
| GrafTech International | $504.13 million | 0.62 | -$219.84 million | ($7.46) | -1.56 |
Nuvve has higher earnings, but lower revenue than GrafTech International. GrafTech International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nuvve, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
Nuvve has a beta of 1.71, indicating that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GrafTech International has a beta of 1.8, indicating that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
19.0% of Nuvve shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.8% of GrafTech International shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Nuvve shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of GrafTech International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Nuvve and GrafTech International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Nuvve | -552.28% | N/A | -161.20% |
| GrafTech International | -38.43% | N/A | -18.39% |
Summary
GrafTech International beats Nuvve on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Nuvve
Nuvve Holding Corp., a green energy technology company, provides commercial vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology platform in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Denmark. The company offers Grid Integrated Vehicle platform, which enables electric vehicle (EV) batteries to store and resell unused energy back to the local electric grid and provide other grid services, as well as allows EV owners to meet the energy demands of individual vehicles and entire fleets. Its V2G technology also links EV batteries into a virtual power plant that sells excess power to utility companies or utilizes saved power to reduce building energy peak consumption. In addition, the company offers networked charging stations, infrastructure, software, professional services, support, monitoring, and parts and labor warranties required to run electric vehicle fleets. It serves its products to owners/operators of light duty fleets, heavy duty fleets, automotive manufacturers, charge point operators, and strategic partners. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
About GrafTech International
GrafTech International Ltd. research, develops, manufactures, and sells graphite and carbon-based solutions worldwide. The company offers graphite electrodes to produce electric arc furnace steel and other ferrous and non-ferrous metals; and petroleum needle coke, a crystalline form of carbon used in the production of graphite electrodes and synthetic graphite. It sells its products primarily through direct sales force, independent sales representatives, and distributors. GrafTech International Ltd. was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Brooklyn Heights, Ohio.
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