American Battery Technology (NASDAQ:ABAT – Get Free Report) and FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for American Battery Technology and FuelCell Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| American Battery Technology | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.50 |
| FuelCell Energy | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2.30 |
American Battery Technology presently has a consensus target price of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 123.88%. FuelCell Energy has a consensus target price of $22.14, suggesting a potential upside of 33.63%. Given American Battery Technology’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe American Battery Technology is more favorable than FuelCell Energy.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| American Battery Technology | -390.48% | -63.85% | -59.33% |
| FuelCell Energy | -113.60% | -16.85% | -12.31% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares American Battery Technology and FuelCell Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| American Battery Technology | $4.29 million | 85.22 | -$46.76 million | ($0.52) | -5.15 |
| FuelCell Energy | $158.16 million | 8.38 | -$187.90 million | ($3.43) | -4.83 |
American Battery Technology has higher earnings, but lower revenue than FuelCell Energy. American Battery Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FuelCell Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
9.9% of American Battery Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of FuelCell Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of American Battery Technology shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of FuelCell Energy shares are owned 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.
Risk and Volatility
American Battery Technology has a beta of 0.32, suggesting that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FuelCell Energy has a beta of 2.35, suggesting that its stock price is 135% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
FuelCell Energy beats American Battery Technology on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About American Battery Technology
American Battery Technology Company operates as a battery materials company. The company explores for resources of battery metals, such as such as lithium, nickel, cobalt, and manganese; and develops and commercializes technologies for the extraction of battery metals, as well as commercializes integrated process for the recycling of lithium-ion batteries. The company was formerly known as American Battery Metals Corporation. American Battery Technology Company was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Reno, Nevada.
About FuelCell Energy
FuelCell Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells stationary fuel cell and electrolysis platforms that decarbonize power and produce hydrogen. The company provides various configurations and applications of its platform, including on-site power, utility grid support, and microgrid, as well as distributed hydrogen; solid oxide-based electrolysis; solutions for long duration hydrogen-based energy storage and electrolysis technology; and carbon capture, separation, and utilization systems. It also offers technology to produce electricity, heat, hydrogen, and water. In addition, the company provides turn-key solutions, including development, engineering, procurement, construction, interconnection, and operation services. It serves various markets, including utilities and independent power producers, industrial and process applications, education and health care, data centers and communication, wastewater treatment, government, commercial and hospitality, microgrids, manufacturing, industrial hydrogen, port, oil and gas, wind and solar projects, food and beverage, hydrogen for mobility and material handling, and hydrogen fuel for heat, as well as engineering, procurement, and construction firms. The company primarily operates in the United States, South Korea, and Europe. FuelCell Energy, Inc. was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Danbury, Connecticut.
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