Financial Analysis: SEALSQ (NASDAQ:LAES) and Tigo Energy (NASDAQ:TYGO)

Tigo Energy (NASDAQ:TYGO) and SEALSQ (NASDAQ:LAES) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Tigo Energy and SEALSQ’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tigo Energy	-116.17%	-142.03%	-60.52%
SEALSQ	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Tigo Energy and SEALSQ, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tigo Energy	0	1	2	0	2.67
SEALSQ	0	0	1	0	3.00

Tigo Energy presently has a consensus price target of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 310.96%. SEALSQ has a consensus price target of $1.75, suggesting a potential downside of 25.53%. Given Tigo Energy’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Tigo Energy is more favorable than SEALSQ.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

15.7% of Tigo Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.3% of SEALSQ shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.3% of Tigo Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Tigo Energy has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SEALSQ has a beta of -19.08, suggesting that its share price is 2,008% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Tigo Energy and SEALSQ”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tigo Energy	$54.01 million	0.84	-$62.75 million	($1.04)	-0.70
SEALSQ	$10.98 million	20.16	-$3.27 million	N/A	N/A

SEALSQ has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Tigo Energy.

About Tigo Energy

Tigo Energy, Inc. provides solar and energy storage solutions for the solar industry. It offers module level power electronics (MLPEs) to maximize the energy output of individual solar modules. The company also provides GO Energy Storage Systems that provide solar energy storage management capabilities; and Energy Intelligence (EI) platform, which provides monitoring and energy demand forecasting capabilities. In addition, it offers GO Battery that provides energy resilience in the event of a grid outage and optimizes energy consumption based on rate plans for home energy needs; GO Inverter, which offers energy conversion for home consumption or export to the grid; GO Link/Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS), a component for battery backup of on-grid systems; and GO Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger to reduce transportation costs. The company serves residential, commercial, and utility sectors through distributors and solar installers in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific regions. Tigo Energy, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Campbell, California.

About SEALSQ

SEALSQ Corp, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, and markets semiconductor chips in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. It offers semiconductors, such as VaultIC secure elements, secure arm platform, and smart card reader chips; identity provisioning services, such as IoT device provisioning and chip provisioning; and managed PKI for IoT solutions and trust services. The company provides device-to-cloud authentication, device attestation for matter, GSMA root certificate, device-to-device authentication, data protection, anti-counterfeiting and brand protection, security access, device ID provisioning, identity lifecycle management, and satellite IoT connectivity solutions. Its products are used in various applications, such as smart energy, smart home, automotive EV charging, consumer IoT, aerospace and military, telecommunications, logistics, medical, luxury, and other industrial applications. SEALSQ Corp was founded in 2022 and is based in Cointrin, Switzerland.