Mingteng International (NASDAQ:MTEN) and Solid Power (NASDAQ:SLDP) Financial Review

Mingteng International (NASDAQ:MTEN) and Solid Power (NASDAQ:SLDP) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

33.7% of Solid Power shares are held by institutional investors. 5.7% of Solid Power shares are held by 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 & Risk

Mingteng International has a beta of -0.34, meaning that its share price is 134% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Solid Power has a beta of 1.87, meaning that its share price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Mingteng International and Solid Power’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mingteng International	N/A	N/A	N/A
Solid Power	-485.47%	-21.57%	-20.02%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Mingteng International and Solid Power, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mingteng International	1	0	0	0	1.00
Solid Power	1	1	3	0	2.40

Solid Power has a consensus price target of $6.92, indicating a potential upside of 167.05%. Given Solid Power’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Solid Power is more favorable than Mingteng International.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Mingteng International and Solid Power”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mingteng International	$11.66 million	0.16	-$1.79 million	N/A	N/A
Solid Power	$21.75 million	26.79	-$93.41 million	($0.48)	-5.40

Mingteng International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Solid Power.

Summary

Solid Power beats Mingteng International on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mingteng International

Mingteng International Corporation Inc. engages in the design, development, production, assembly, testing, repair, and after-sale service of molds in the People's Republic of China. It offers casting molds for turbocharger systems, braking systems, steering and differential systems, and other automotive system parts. The company also produces molds for new energy electric vehicle motor drive systems, battery pack systems, and engineering hydraulic components. It serves automobile, construction machinery, and other manufacturing industries. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Wuxi, China.

About Solid Power

Solid Power, Inc. develops solid state battery technologies for the electric vehicles (EV) and other markets in the United States. The company sells its sulfide-based solid electrolyte; and licenses its solid-state cell designs and manufacturing processes. It also produces and sells 0.2, 2, 20 ampere-hour (Ah), and EV cells. Solid Power, Inc. was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Louisville, Colorado.