Head-To-Head Analysis: Pinewood Technologies Group (OTCMKTS:PINWF) versus Solid Power (NASDAQ:SLDP)

Pinewood Technologies Group (OTCMKTS:PINWF) and Solid Power (NASDAQ:SLDP) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Pinewood Technologies Group and Solid Power, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pinewood Technologies Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Solid Power	1	0	1	0	2.00

Solid Power has a consensus price target of $4.00, suggesting a potential downside of 7.41%. Given Solid Power’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Solid Power is more favorable than Pinewood Technologies Group.

Volatility and Risk

Pinewood Technologies Group has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Solid Power has a beta of 1.77, indicating that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

33.7% of Solid Power shares are held by institutional investors. 4.9% of Solid Power shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Pinewood Technologies Group and Solid Power’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pinewood Technologies Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Solid Power	-412.62%	-23.13%	-21.54%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Pinewood Technologies Group and Solid Power”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pinewood Technologies Group	$30.47 million	N/A	$101.63 million	N/A	N/A
Solid Power	$20.14 million	38.88	-$96.52 million	($0.52)	-8.31

Pinewood Technologies Group has higher revenue and earnings than Solid Power.

Summary

Solid Power beats Pinewood Technologies Group on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pinewood Technologies Group

Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and sells industrial wood pellets for industrial electrical power generation and home heating consumption in North America, Asia, and Europe. The company produces renewable fuel in the form of industrial wood pellets for electricity generation, which are used by utilities and large-scale power generators to produce renewable and baseload power. It also owns and operates the Westview port facility at Prince Rupert for the storage, handling, and loading of third party wood pellets. The company was formerly known as Pinnacle Renewable Holdings Inc. and changed its name to Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc. in December 2018. Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Richmond, Canada.

About Solid Power

Solid Power, Inc. develops solid state battery technologies for the electric vehicles (EV) and other markets in the United States. The company sells its sulfide-based solid electrolyte; and licenses its solid-state cell designs and manufacturing processes. It also produces and sells 0.2, 2, 20 ampere-hour (Ah), and EV cells. Solid Power, Inc. was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Louisville, Colorado.