Microvast (NASDAQ:MVST – Get Rating) and CBAK Energy Technology (NASDAQ:CBAT – Get Rating) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.
Risk and Volatility
Microvast has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CBAK Energy Technology has a beta of 3.04, indicating that its share price is 204% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Microvast and CBAK Energy Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Microvast | N/A | -59.31% | -32.39% |
| CBAK Energy Technology | 116.74% | 1.24% | 0.68% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
32.2% of Microvast shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.4% of CBAK Energy Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.0% of Microvast shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.6% of CBAK Energy Technology shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Microvast and CBAK Energy Technology, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Microvast | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
| CBAK Energy Technology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Microvast presently has a consensus price target of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 66.20%. Given Microvast’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Microvast is more favorable than CBAK Energy Technology.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Microvast and CBAK Energy Technology’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Microvast | $151.98 million | 7.14 | -$206.48 million | N/A | N/A |
| CBAK Energy Technology | $52.67 million | 1.87 | $61.49 million | $0.70 | 1.59 |
CBAK Energy Technology has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Microvast.
About Microvast (Get Rating)
Microvast Holdings, Inc. designs, develops, and manufactures battery systems for electric vehicles and energy storage systems. The company offers a range of cell chemistries, such as lithium titanate oxide, lithium iron phosphate, and nickel manganese cobalt version 1 and 2.It also designs, develops, and manufactures battery components, such as cathode, anode, electrolyte, and separator. In addition, the company offers battery solutions for commercial vehicles and energy storage systems. Its commercial vehicle markets cover buses, trains, mining trucks, marine and port applications, and automated guided and specialty vehicles, as well as light, medium, heavy-duty trucks in the United States and internationally. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Stafford, Texas.
About CBAK Energy Technology (Get Rating)
CBAK Energy Technology, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells lithium batteries in Mainland China, the United States, Korea, Europe, and internationally. Its products are used in various applications, including electric vehicles, such as electric cars, electric buses, and hybrid electric cars and buses; light electric vehicles that include electric bicycles, electric motors, and sight-seeing cars; and electric tools, energy storage, uninterruptible power supply, and other high power applications, as well as cordless power tools. The company was formerly known as China BAK Battery, Inc. and changed its name to CBAK Energy Technology, Inc. in January 2017. CBAK Energy Technology, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is based in Dalian, China.
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