Critical Comparison: Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) and ZOOZ Power (NASDAQ:ZOOZ)

ZOOZ Power (NASDAQ:ZOOZ) and Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

38.1% of ZOOZ Power shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of Teradyne shares are held by institutional investors. 56.1% of ZOOZ Power shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Teradyne shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for ZOOZ Power and Teradyne, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ZOOZ Power	1	1	1	0	2.00
Teradyne	0	5	13	1	2.79

ZOOZ Power currently has a consensus target price of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 921.66%. Teradyne has a consensus target price of $185.75, indicating a potential downside of 10.51%. Given ZOOZ Power’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe ZOOZ Power is more favorable than Teradyne.

Profitability

This table compares ZOOZ Power and Teradyne’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ZOOZ Power	N/A	N/A	N/A
Teradyne	15.49%	18.04%	13.31%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares ZOOZ Power and Teradyne”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ZOOZ Power	$1.04 million	5.68	-$10.99 million	N/A	N/A
Teradyne	$2.82 billion	11.53	$542.37 million	$2.75	75.48

Teradyne has higher revenue and earnings than ZOOZ Power.

Volatility & Risk

ZOOZ Power has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Teradyne has a beta of 1.84, meaning that its share price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Teradyne beats ZOOZ Power on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ZOOZ Power

ZOOZ Power Ltd. engages in developing, manufacturing, marketing, and selling energy store solutions for electric vehicles in Israel, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It offers ZOOZTER-100, a kinetic power booster based on flywheel technology designed to enable sustainable and cost-effective rollout of ultra-fast electric vehicle charging stations in areas where the grid is power-limited. The company was formerly known as Chakratec Ltd. and changed its name to ZOOZ Power Ltd. in March 2021. ZOOZ Power Ltd. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Lod, Israel.

About Teradyne

Teradyne, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells automated test systems and robotics products worldwide. It operates through four segments; Semiconductor Test, System Test, Robotics, and Wireless Test. The Semiconductor Test segment offers products and services for wafer level and device package testing of semiconductor devices in automotive, industrial, communications, consumer, smartphones, cloud, computer and electronic game, and other applications. This segment also provides FLEX test platform systems; J750 test system to address the volume semiconductor devices, including microcontrollers; Magnum platform that tests memory devices, such as flash memory and DRAM; and ETS platform for semiconductor manufacturers, and assembly and test subcontractors in the analog/mixed signal markets. It serves integrated device manufacturers that integrate the fabrication of silicon wafers into their business; fabless companies that outsource the manufacturing of silicon wafers; foundries; and semiconductor assembly and test providers. The System Test segment offers defense/aerospace test instrumentation and systems; storage and system level test systems; and circuit-board test and inspection systems. The Wireless Test segment provides wireless test solutions for silicon validation, wireless module manufacturing, and wireless end device manufacturing under the LitePoint brand. This segment also offers IQxel-MX and IQxel-MW7G series products for edge measurement performance in the manufacturing of connectivity products; IQxstream-5G and IQgig-5G family products to support 4G and 5G technologies; and IQgig-UWB+ for certification and manufacturing test support for ultra wideband products. The Robotics segment provides collaborative robotic arms, autonomous mobile robots, and advanced robotic control software for manufacturing, logistics, and industrial customers. The company was incorporated in 1960 and is headquartered in North Reading, Massachusetts.