SES AI (NYSE:SES – Get Free Report) and Nuvve (NASDAQ:NVVE – Get Free Report) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.
Volatility & Risk
SES AI has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nuvve has a beta of 1.98, meaning that its share price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares SES AI and Nuvve”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| SES AI | $21.00 million | 20.16 | -$73.04 million | ($0.22) | -5.25 |
| Nuvve | $4.79 million | 0.61 | -$30.82 million | ($255.98) | 0.00 |
Nuvve has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SES AI. SES AI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nuvve, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares SES AI and Nuvve’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| SES AI | -347.81% | -28.19% | -23.42% |
| Nuvve | -640.26% | N/A | -158.84% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
29.8% of SES AI shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.0% of Nuvve shares are held by institutional investors. 13.8% of SES AI shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.5% of Nuvve shares are held 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.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for SES AI and Nuvve, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| SES AI | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Nuvve | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
SES AI presently has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 246.32%. Given SES AI’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe SES AI is more favorable than Nuvve.
Summary
SES AI beats Nuvve on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About SES AI
SES AI Corporation engages in the development and production of high-performance Lithium-metal rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles, electric vehicle take-off and landing, and other applications. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts.
About Nuvve
Nuvve Holding Corp., a green energy technology company, provides commercial vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology platform in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Denmark. The company offers Grid Integrated Vehicle platform, which enables electric vehicle (EV) batteries to store and resell unused energy back to the local electric grid and provide other grid services, as well as allows EV owners to meet the energy demands of individual vehicles and entire fleets. Its V2G technology also links EV batteries into a virtual power plant that sells excess power to utility companies or utilizes saved power to reduce building energy peak consumption. In addition, the company offers networked charging stations, infrastructure, software, professional services, support, monitoring, and parts and labor warranties required to run electric vehicle fleets. It serves its products to owners/operators of light duty fleets, heavy duty fleets, automotive manufacturers, charge point operators, and strategic partners. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
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