Critical Comparison: Oakridge Global Energy Solutions (OTCMKTS:OGES) and Solid Power (NASDAQ:SLDP)

Oakridge Global Energy Solutions (OTCMKTS:OGES) and Solid Power (NASDAQ:SLDP) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Oakridge Global Energy Solutions and Solid Power, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oakridge Global Energy Solutions	0	0	0	0	0.00
Solid Power	1	1	2	0	2.25

Solid Power has a consensus target price of $2.75, indicating a potential upside of 137.07%. Given Solid Power’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Solid Power is more favorable than Oakridge Global Energy Solutions.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

33.7% of Solid Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 90.8% of Oakridge Global Energy Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of Solid Power shares are owned by company 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.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Oakridge Global Energy Solutions and Solid Power”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oakridge Global Energy Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Solid Power	$17.41 million	12.02	-$65.55 million	($0.49)	-2.37

Oakridge Global Energy Solutions has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Solid Power.

Profitability

This table compares Oakridge Global Energy Solutions and Solid Power’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oakridge Global Energy Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A
Solid Power	-471.22%	-18.08%	-16.88%

Summary

Solid Power beats Oakridge Global Energy Solutions on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Oakridge Global Energy Solutions

Oakridge Global Energy Solutions, Inc., a development stage company, provides energy storage solutions in the United States. Its principal products include lithium ion large format prismatic cells; small format prismatic cells; and battery modules. The company distributes its products through a business development and preliminary sales team. The company was formerly known as Oak Ridge Energy Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to Oakridge Global Energy Solutions, Inc. in November 2014. Oakridge Global Energy Solutions, Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Palm Bay, Florida.

About Solid Power

Solid Power, Inc. develops solid state battery technologies for the electric vehicles (EV) and other markets in the United States. The company sells its sulfide-based solid electrolyte; and licenses its solid-state cell designs and manufacturing processes. It also produces and sells 0.2, 2, 20 ampere-hour (Ah), and EV cells. Solid Power, Inc. was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Louisville, Colorado.