ESS Tech (NYSE:GWH – Get Free Report) and One Stop Systems (NASDAQ:OSS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Volatility and Risk
ESS Tech has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, One Stop Systems has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares ESS Tech and One Stop Systems”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| ESS Tech | $6.30 million | 6.31 | -$86.22 million | ($5.10) | -0.40 |
| One Stop Systems | $54.69 million | 3.05 | -$13.63 million | ($0.32) | -21.25 |
One Stop Systems has higher revenue and earnings than ESS Tech. One Stop Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ESS Tech, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares ESS Tech and One Stop Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| ESS Tech | -1,045.28% | -592.34% | -125.15% |
| One Stop Systems | -11.47% | -26.14% | -17.67% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for ESS Tech and One Stop Systems, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| ESS Tech | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| One Stop Systems | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.50 |
ESS Tech presently has a consensus price target of $2.88, suggesting a potential upside of 41.98%. One Stop Systems has a consensus price target of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.29%. Given ESS Tech’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe ESS Tech is more favorable than One Stop Systems.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
46.8% of ESS Tech shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.7% of One Stop Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of ESS Tech shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.8% of One Stop Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
One Stop Systems beats ESS Tech on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About ESS Tech
ESS Tech, Inc., an energy storage company, designs and produces iron flow batteries for commercial and utility-scale energy storage applications worldwide. It offers energy storage products, which include Energy Warehouse, a behind-the-meter solution; and Energy Center, a front-of-the-meter solution. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Wilsonville, Oregon.
About One Stop Systems
One Stop Systems, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of high-performance compute, high speed storage hardware and software, switch fabrics, and systems for edge deployments in the United States and internationally. The company's systems are built using the central processing unit, graphical processing unit, high-speed switch fabrics, and flash storage technologies. It provides custom servers, data acquisition platforms, compute accelerators, solid-state storage arrays, and system I/O expansion systems, as well as edge optimized industrial and panel PCs, tablets, and handheld compute devices. The company also offers ruggedized mobile tablets and handhelds that meet the specialized requirement for devices deployed at the edge in a diverse set of environmental conditions. It sells its products to multinational companies, governmental agencies, military contractors, military services, and technology providers through its website, web store, direct sales team, and original equipment manufacturer focused sales, as well as through a network of resellers and distributors. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Escondido, California.
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