Eos Energy Enterprises (NASDAQ:EOSE – Get Free Report) and Beam Global (NASDAQ:BEEM – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability.
Volatility and Risk
Eos Energy Enterprises has a beta of 2.77, indicating that its share price is 177% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beam Global has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Eos Energy Enterprises and Beam Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Eos Energy Enterprises | -246.76% | N/A | -72.43% |
| Beam Global | -64.60% | -73.59% | -41.43% |
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Eos Energy Enterprises | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2.30 |
| Beam Global | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 |
Eos Energy Enterprises presently has a consensus price target of $8.31, suggesting a potential upside of 108.33%. Beam Global has a consensus price target of $1.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.70%. Given Eos Energy Enterprises’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Eos Energy Enterprises is more favorable than Beam Global.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Eos Energy Enterprises and Beam Global”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Eos Energy Enterprises | $114.20 million | 12.72 | -$969.65 million | ($6.83) | -0.58 |
| Beam Global | $28.24 million | 1.11 | -$27.00 million | ($0.82) | -1.68 |
Beam Global has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Eos Energy Enterprises. Beam Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eos Energy Enterprises, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
54.9% of Eos Energy Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.6% of Beam Global shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Eos Energy Enterprises shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of Beam Global shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Eos Energy Enterprises beats Beam Global on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Eos Energy Enterprises
Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets zinc-based energy storage solutions for utility-scale, microgrid, and commercial and industrial (C&I) applications in the United States. The company offers Znyth technology battery energy storage system (BESS), which provides the operating flexibility to manage increased grid complexity and price volatility. Its flagship product is Gen 2.3 battery module. In addition, the company offers Z3 battery module that provides utilities, independent power producers, renewables developers, and C&I customers with an alternative to lithium-ion and lead-acid monopolar batteries for critical 3- to 12-hour discharge duration applications; battery management system, which provides a remote asset monitoring capability and service to track the performance and health of BESS and identify future system performance issues through predictive analytics; and project management and commissioning services, as well as long-term maintenance plans. Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. is headquartered in Edison, New Jersey.
About Beam Global
Beam Global, a clean-technology innovation company, engages in the design, development, engineering, manufacture, and sale of renewably energized infrastructure products and battery solutions. Its product portfolio includes EV ARC (electric vehicle autonomous renewable charger), an infrastructure product that uses integrated solar power and battery storage to provide a mounting asset and a source of power for factory installed electric vehicle charging stations; Solar Tree DCFC, an off-grid, renewably energized, and single-column mounted smart generation and energy storage system to provide a 150kW DC fast charge to one or more electric vehicles, such as electric buses, heavy-duty vehicles, agricultural equipment, public transportation, and electric vehicles used in the construction industry; and EV ARC DCFC, a DC fast charging system for charging EVs. The company is also involved in the development of EV-Standard, a lamp standard, EV charging, and emergency power product that uses an existing streetlamp's foundation and a combination of solar, wind, grid connection, and onboard energy storage to provide curbside charging; and UAV ARC, an off-grid and renewably energized product and network used to charge aerial drone (UAV) fleets. It offers its solutions for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, energy storage, energy security, disaster preparedness, street lighting, telecommunications, energy infrastructure, and outdoor media and branding industries. The company was formerly known as Envision Solar International, Inc. and changed its name to Beam Global in September 2020. Beam Global was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
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