Head-To-Head Contrast: Stardust Power (SDST) vs. Its Competitors

Stardust Power (NASDAQ:SDST) is one of 69 public companies in the “ELEC PRODS – MISC” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Stardust Power to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Stardust Power and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Stardust Power	N/A	N/A	-337.00%
Stardust Power Competitors	-154.13%	-93.81%	-8.45%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Stardust Power and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Stardust Power	N/A	-$23.75 million	-0.25
Stardust Power Competitors	$3.67 billion	$266.04 million	2.54

Stardust Power’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Stardust Power. Stardust Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Stardust Power and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Stardust Power	0	1	2	2	3.20
Stardust Power Competitors	261	1575	2152	155	2.53

Stardust Power currently has a consensus price target of $5.11, indicating a potential upside of 2,718.36%. As a group, “ELEC PRODS – MISC” companies have a potential upside of 7.00%. Given Stardust Power’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Stardust Power is more favorable than its rivals.

Risk & Volatility

Stardust Power has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stardust Power’s rivals have a beta of 0.80, suggesting that their average share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

32.8% of Stardust Power shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.9% of shares of all “ELEC PRODS – MISC” companies are owned by institutional investors. 55.3% of Stardust Power shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.3% of shares of all “ELEC PRODS – MISC” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Stardust Power rivals beat Stardust Power on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

About Stardust Power

Stardust Power Inc. is a vertically-integrated lithium refinery that engages in producing battery-grade lithium. The company was founded in 2022 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.