Reviewing T1 Energy (NYSE:TE) & QuickLogic (NASDAQ:QUIK)

QuickLogic (NASDAQ:QUIK) and T1 Energy (NYSE:TE) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

31.5% of QuickLogic shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.3% of T1 Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of QuickLogic shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 22.4% of T1 Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

QuickLogic has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, T1 Energy has a beta of 2.24, meaning that its stock price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares QuickLogic and T1 Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
QuickLogic	$13.77 million	19.22	-$14.82 million	($0.89)	-16.31
T1 Energy	$755.29 million	2.17	-$367.83 million	($2.03)	-2.89

QuickLogic has higher earnings, but lower revenue than T1 Energy. QuickLogic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than T1 Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares QuickLogic and T1 Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
QuickLogic	-102.41%	-48.97%	-27.97%
T1 Energy	-42.30%	-150.51%	-20.94%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for QuickLogic and T1 Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
QuickLogic	1	1	2	0	2.25
T1 Energy	1	2	5	1	2.67

QuickLogic presently has a consensus target price of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 51.52%. T1 Energy has a consensus target price of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 53.19%. Given T1 Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe T1 Energy is more favorable than QuickLogic.

Summary

T1 Energy beats QuickLogic on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About QuickLogic

QuickLogic Corporation operates as a fabless semiconductor company in the United States. The company offers embedded FPGA intellectual property, low power, multicore semiconductor system-on-chips, discrete FPGAs, and AI software; and end-to-end artificial intelligence/machine learning solution with accurate sensor algorithms using AI technology. It provides various platforms, such as software tools and eFPGA IP enables the adoption of AI, voice, and sensor processing across aerospace, and defense, consumer/industrial IOT, and consumer electronics markets. In addition, the company engages in the eFPGA IP Licensing business consisting of development and integration of eFPGA technology into custom semiconductor solutions. Further, the company offers silicon products, such as EOS, QuickAI, ArcticLink III, PolarPro 3, PolarPro II, PolarPro, and Eclipse II products; and PASIC 3 and QuickRAM, as well as programming hardware and design software services. The company markets and sells its products to defense industrial base contractors, U.S. government entities, system OEMs, and fabless semiconductor companies through a network of sales managers and distributors in North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. It has a strategic partnership with YorChip to develop low-power unified chiplet interconnect express FPGA chiplets. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

About T1 Energy

T1 Energy Inc. is an energy solutions provider building an integrated supply chain for solar and batteries. T1 Energy Inc. , formerly known as FREYR Battery, is based in NEW YORK.