Solidion Technology (NASDAQ:STI – Get Free Report) and LSI Industries (NASDAQ:LYTS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk and valuation.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
73.9% of LSI Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Solidion Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of LSI Industries shares are held by company 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.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Solidion Technology and LSI Industries, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Solidion Technology | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| LSI Industries | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2.60 |
LSI Industries has a consensus price target of $29.00, suggesting a potential upside of 72.31%. Given LSI Industries’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe LSI Industries is more favorable than Solidion Technology.
Volatility & Risk
Solidion Technology has a beta of 0.13, indicating that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LSI Industries has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Solidion Technology and LSI Industries”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Solidion Technology | $10,000.00 | 3,701.00 | -$41.00 million | ($12.85) | -0.34 |
| LSI Industries | $689.40 million | 0.91 | $22.58 million | $0.63 | 26.71 |
LSI Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Solidion Technology. Solidion Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LSI Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Solidion Technology and LSI Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Solidion Technology | N/A | N/A | -119.29% |
| LSI Industries | 2.96% | 7.00% | 3.32% |
Summary
LSI Industries beats Solidion Technology on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Solidion Technology
Solidion Technology Inc. engages in the development and supply of battery materials, components, cells, and selected module/pack technologies. Its products include advanced anode materials; three classes of solid-state batteries, including silicon-rich all-solid-state lithium-ion cells; anode less lithium metal cells; and lithium-sulfur cells. The company was formerly known as Honeycomb Battery Company and changed its name to Solidion Technology Inc. in February 2024. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Dayton, Ohio. Solidion Technology Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Global Graphene Group, Inc.
About LSI Industries
LSI Industries Inc. produces and sells non-residential lighting and retail display solutions in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Latin America. It operates through two segments, Lighting and Display Solutions. The Lighting segment manufactures, markets, and sells non-residential outdoor and indoor lighting fixture and control solutions in the commercial and industrial markets. This segment also offers lighting control products, including sensors, photocontrols, dimmers, motion detection, and Bluetooth systems to support lighting fixtures; and designs, engineers, and manufactures electronic circuit boards, assemblies, and sub-assemblies. The Display Solutions segment manufactures, sells, and installs exterior and interior visual image and display elements, including printed and structural graphics, digital signage, menu board systems, display fixtures, refrigerated displays, and custom display elements. This segments products and services include signage and canopy graphics, pump dispenser graphics, building fascia graphics, decals, interior signage and marketing graphics, aisle markers, wall mural graphics, and refrigerated and non-refrigerated merchandising displays. This segment also provides project management services comprising installation management, site surveys, permitting, and content management; and manages and executes the implementation of large rollout programs. It serves refueling and convenience store, parking lot and garage, quick-service restaurant, retail and grocery store, automotive, warehouse, sports court, and field markets, as well as warehouses. LSI Industries Inc. was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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