Financial Comparison: Captivision (NASDAQ:CAPT) & ESS Tech (NYSE:GWH)

Captivision (NASDAQ:CAPT) and ESS Tech (NYSE:GWH) are both small-cap unclassified companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Captivision and ESS Tech, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Captivision	0	0	0	0	0.00
ESS Tech	2	4	2	1	2.22

ESS Tech has a consensus price target of $14.58, indicating a potential upside of 172.69%. Given ESS Tech’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ESS Tech is more favorable than Captivision.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Captivision and ESS Tech”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Captivision	$14.64 million	0.86	-$74.73 million	N/A	N/A
ESS Tech	$7.54 million	8.43	-$77.58 million	($6.55)	-0.82

Captivision has higher revenue and earnings than ESS Tech.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

46.8% of ESS Tech shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Captivision shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of ESS Tech shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Captivision and ESS Tech’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Captivision	N/A	N/A	N/A
ESS Tech	-1,263.79%	-101.96%	-66.46%

Risk and Volatility

Captivision has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ESS Tech has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

ESS Tech beats Captivision on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Captivision

Captivision Inc. engages in the development and manufacture of an architectural media glass product called G-Glass which is an IT-enabled construction material capable of transforming buildings into digital media devices. The company was founded on February 24, 2023 and is headquartered in Nailsworth, the United Kingdom.

About ESS Tech

ESS Tech, Inc., an energy storage company, designs and produces iron flow batteries for commercial and utility-scale energy storage applications worldwide. It offers energy storage products, which include Energy Warehouse, a behind-the-meter solution; and Energy Center, a front-of-the-meter solution. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Wilsonville, Oregon.