ESS Tech (NYSE:GWH) and Gauzy (NASDAQ:GAUZ) Financial Survey

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gauzy	-66.25%	N/A	-34.21%
ESS Tech	-1,263.79%	-101.96%	-66.46%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

46.8% of ESS Tech shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of ESS Tech shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Gauzy 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
Gauzy	$94.35 million	1.73	-$79.27 million	N/A	N/A
ESS Tech	$6.24 million	8.42	-$77.58 million	($6.55)	-0.67

ESS Tech has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Gauzy.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Gauzy and ESS Tech, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gauzy	0	0	4	0	3.00
ESS Tech	2	4	2	1	2.22

Gauzy presently has a consensus target price of $16.25, suggesting a potential upside of 89.61%. ESS Tech has a consensus target price of $14.58, suggesting a potential upside of 229.94%. Given ESS Tech’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ESS Tech is more favorable than Gauzy.

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.

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.