Advent Technologies (NASDAQ:ADN – Get Rating) and Axion Power International (OTCMKTS:AXPWQ – Get Rating) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings and valuation.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Advent Technologies and Axion Power International's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Get Advent Technologies alerts:| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Advent Technologies | $7.07 million | 22.63 | -$20.52 million | ($0.71) | -4.37 |
| Axion Power International | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Axion Power International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Advent Technologies.
Profitability
This table compares Advent Technologies and Axion Power International's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Advent Technologies | -440.98% | -38.74% | -31.93% |
| Axion Power International | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Advent Technologies and Axion Power International, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Advent Technologies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Axion Power International | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Advent Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 29.03%. Given Advent Technologies' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Advent Technologies is more favorable than Axion Power International.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
34.9% of Advent Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 26.1% of Advent Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Axion Power International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility & Risk
Advent Technologies has a beta of 0.08, indicating that its stock price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Axion Power International has a beta of -4.22, indicating that its stock price is 522% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Advent Technologies beats Axion Power International on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Advent Technologies
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Advent Technologies Holdings, Inc., an advanced materials and technology development company, operates in the fuel cell and hydrogen technology markets. It develops, manufactures, and assembles fuel cell systems and critical components that determine the performance of hydrogen fuel cells and other energy systems. The company offers high-temperature proton exchange membrane (HT-PEM) fuel cells, HT-PEM based membrane electrode assemblies, membranes, and electrodes. It serves stationary and portable power, automotive, aviation, energy storage, and sensor markets. The company is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
About Axion Power International
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Axion Power International, Inc. focuses on PbC battery technology business. It offers hybrid asymmetric energy storage devices. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Boardman, Ohio.
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