Analyzing AER Energy Resources (OTCMKTS:AERN) and Dragonfly Energy (NASDAQ:DFLI)

AER Energy Resources (OTCMKTS:AERN) and Dragonfly Energy (NASDAQ:DFLI) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares AER Energy Resources and Dragonfly Energy”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AER Energy Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Dragonfly Energy	$64.39 million	0.28	-$13.82 million	($4.05)	-0.52

AER Energy Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Dragonfly Energy.

Profitability

This table compares AER Energy Resources and Dragonfly Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AER Energy Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A
Dragonfly Energy	-56.80%	-251.32%	-38.32%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

8.2% of Dragonfly Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 61.0% of AER Energy Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.9% of Dragonfly Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for AER Energy Resources and Dragonfly Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AER Energy Resources	0	0	0	0	0.00
Dragonfly Energy	0	0	6	0	3.00

Dragonfly Energy has a consensus price target of $15.66, indicating a potential upside of 649.28%. Given Dragonfly Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dragonfly Energy is more favorable than AER Energy Resources.

Summary

Dragonfly Energy beats AER Energy Resources on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About AER Energy Resources

AER Energy Resources, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in acquiring, managing, and operating oil and gas properties in North America. The company is also involved in the recycling of used motor oil; marketing of related fuel and energy products to users, suppliers, and recycler’s; and real estate business. AER Energy Resources, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

About Dragonfly Energy

Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. engages in the manufacturing and sale of deep cycle lithium-ion batteries for recreational vehicles, marine vessels, solar and off-grid residence industries, and industrial and energy storage markets. The company provides lithium power systems comprising solar panels, chargers and inverters, system monitoring, alternator regulators, accessories, and others. It also offers battery management systems for monitoring and controlling of battery systems and to protect battery cells from damage in various scenarios. The company provides its products under the Dragonfly Energy, Battle Born, and Wakespeed brand names. Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. is headquartered in Reno, Nevada.