Ener-Core (OTCMKTS:ENCR – Get Free Report) and Enovix (NASDAQ:ENVX – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends and earnings.
Risk and Volatility
Ener-Core has a beta of 44.6, indicating that its stock price is 4,360% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enovix has a beta of 2.24, indicating that its stock price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Ener-Core and Enovix”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Ener-Core | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Enovix | $31.82 million | 54.71 | -$156.74 million | ($0.83) | -9.61 |
Ener-Core has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Enovix.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
50.9% of Enovix shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of Ener-Core shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.7% of Enovix shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Ener-Core and Enovix’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Ener-Core | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Enovix | -499.64% | -64.28% | -21.19% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Ener-Core and Enovix, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Ener-Core | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Enovix | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2.50 |
Enovix has a consensus target price of $12.64, indicating a potential upside of 58.35%. Given Enovix’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Enovix is more favorable than Ener-Core.
Summary
Enovix beats Ener-Core on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Ener-Core
Ener-Core, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, license, and market its products that are based on Power Oxidizer technologies. The company's Power Oxidizer technology generates industrial levels of usable heat in a pressure vessel using various organic gases as fuel for an oxidation reaction. Its products include Ener-Core PowerStation EC250 and Ener-Core Powerstation KG2-3GEF/PO, which have applications in landfills, distilleries, and various industrial processes. The company sells its products directly, as well as through distributors in the United States and the Netherlands. Ener-Core, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.
About Enovix
Enovix Corporation designs develops and manufactures silicon-anode lithium-ion batteries. It serves wearables and IoT, smartphone, laptops and tablets, industrial and medical, and electric vehicles industries. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.
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