Energizer (NYSE:ENR – Get Free Report) and Bolt Projects (NASDAQ:BSLK – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and valuation.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings for Energizer and Bolt Projects, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Energizer | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2.12 |
| Bolt Projects | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Energizer currently has a consensus price target of $23.14, indicating a potential upside of 6.45%. Given Energizer’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Energizer is more favorable than Bolt Projects.
Risk and Volatility
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Energizer and Bolt Projects”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Energizer | $2.98 billion | 0.50 | $239.00 million | $2.73 | 7.96 |
| Bolt Projects | $3.14 million | 0.01 | -$65.39 million | ($11.70) | -0.00 |
Energizer has higher revenue and earnings than Bolt Projects. Bolt Projects is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Energizer, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Energizer and Bolt Projects’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Energizer | 6.55% | 144.22% | 5.37% |
| Bolt Projects | -774.20% | N/A | -249.44% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
93.7% of Energizer shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.5% of Bolt Projects shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Energizer shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.6% of Bolt Projects shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Energizer beats Bolt Projects on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Energizer
Energizer Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes household batteries, specialty batteries, and lighting products worldwide. It offers lithium, alkaline, carbon zinc, nickel metal hydride, zinc air, and silver oxide batteries under the Energizer, Eveready, and Rayovac brands; primary, rechargeable, specialty, and hearing aid batteries; and handheld, headlights, lanterns, and area lights, as well as flashlights under the Hard Case, Dolphin, and WeatherReady brands. The company licenses the Energizer, Rayovac, and Eveready brands to companies developing consumer solutions in solar, automotive batteries, portable power for critical devices, generators, power tools, household light bulbs, and other lighting products. In addition, it designs and markets automotive fragrance and appearance products, including protectants, wipes, tire and wheel care products, glass cleaners, leather care products, air fresheners, and washes to clean, shine, refresh, and protect interior and exterior automobile surfaces under the brand names of Armor All, Nu Finish, Refresh Your Car!, LEXOL, Eagle One, California Scents, Driven, Bahama & Co, Carnu, Grand Prix, Kit, and Tempo; STP branded fuel and oil additives, functional fluids, and other performance chemical products; and do-it-yourself automotive air conditioning recharge products under the A/C PRO brand name, as well as other refrigerant and recharge kits, sealants, and accessories. The company sells its products through direct sales force, distributors, and wholesalers; and various retail and business-to-business channels, including mass merchandisers, club, electronics, food, home improvement, dollar store, auto, drug, hardware, e-commerce, convenience, sporting goods, hobby/craft, office, industrial, medical, and catalog. Energizer Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.
About Bolt Projects
Bolt Projects Holdings, Inc. operates as a material solutions company. The company offers B-SILK PROTEIN, a biodegradable ingredient for the beauty and personal care industry. Its products also include MYLO, a mycelium-based leather material; and MICROSILK, a silk fiber. The company is based in San Francisco, California.
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