Critical Survey: CBAK Energy Technology (NASDAQ:CBAT) versus Gauzy (NASDAQ:GAUZ)

CBAK Energy Technology (NASDAQ:CBAT) and Gauzy (NASDAQ:GAUZ) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares CBAK Energy Technology and Gauzy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CBAK Energy Technology	6.25%	10.55%	4.55%
Gauzy	-66.25%	N/A	-34.21%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares CBAK Energy Technology and Gauzy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CBAK Energy Technology	$204.44 million	0.40	-$2.45 million	$0.12	7.57
Gauzy	$77.98 million	2.74	-$79.27 million	N/A	N/A

CBAK Energy Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Gauzy.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

2.0% of CBAK Energy Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 13.0% of CBAK Energy Technology shares are held 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for CBAK Energy Technology and Gauzy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CBAK Energy Technology	0	0	0	0	0.00
Gauzy	0	0	4	0	3.00

Gauzy has a consensus price target of $16.25, suggesting a potential upside of 44.70%. Given Gauzy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Gauzy is more favorable than CBAK Energy Technology.

Summary

CBAK Energy Technology beats Gauzy on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CBAK Energy Technology

CBAK Energy Technology, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufacture, commercialization, and distribution of lithium ion high power rechargeable batteries in Mainland China, the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, CBAK and Hitrans. Its lithium batteries are used in various applications, including electric vehicles, such as electric cars, electric buses, and hybrid electric cars and buses; light electric vehicles, such as electric bicycles, electric motors, electric tricycles, and smaller-sized electric cars; and electric tools, energy storage, uninterruptible power supply, and other high power applications, as well as cordless power tools. The company also develops and manufactures NCM precursor and cathode materials. 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. is based in Dalian, China.

About Gauzy

Gauzy Ltd. is a fully-integrated light and vision control company which focused on the research, development, manufacturing and marketing of vision and light control technologies. It operates principally in Germany, France, the United States, Canada, China, Singapore and Dubai. Gauzy Ltd. is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.