Energie (OTCMKTS:ELED) versus Energous (NASDAQ:WATT) Financial Survey

Energie (OTCMKTS:ELED) and Energous (NASDAQ:WATT) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Energie and Energous’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energie	N/A	N/A	N/A
Energous	-1.27%	-143.13%	-93.47%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

4.4% of Energous shares are held by institutional investors. 52.1% of Energie shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Energous shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Energie and Energous, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energie	0	0	0	0	0.00
Energous	1	0	0	0	1.00

Given Energie’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Energie is more favorable than Energous.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Energie and Energous”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Energie	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Energous	$770,000.00	15.15	-$18.40 million	($18.13)	-0.30

Energie has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Energous.

Summary

Energie beats Energous on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Energie

ExeLED Holdings Inc. designs, develops, enhances, and markets commercial grade illumination products that use LED's as their light source in the continental United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. The company offers LED hanging and recessed ceiling fixtures, recessed wall fixtures, and wall sconces. Its products are installed in various settings, including commercial office space, financial trading floors, health care facilities, museums, schools, restaurants, retail stores, and other public locations. ExeLED Holdings Inc. sells its products through third-party sales agencies. The company was formerly known as Energie Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to ExeLED Holdings Inc. in November 2015. ExeLED Holdings Inc. was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Arvada, Colorado.

About Energous

Energous Corporation provides wireless charging system solutions in the United States. The company develops WattUp wireless power networks technology that consists of semiconductor chipsets; software controls; hardware designs; and antennas that enables radio frequency-based charging for Internet of Things devices. Its products are used in asset trackers; sensors; retail displays; and security devices; smart home; medical; industrial; and other sensors; electronic shelf labeling; logistics and asset tracking tags and sensors; computer mice and keyboards; remote controls; gaming consoles and controllers; hearing aids; rechargeable batteries; automotive accessories; smart textiles; wearables; and medical devices. The company was formerly known as DvineWave Inc. and changed its name to Energous Corporation in January 2014. Energous Corporation was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in San Jose; California.