Orion Energy Systems (NASDAQ:OESX) versus Mitsubishi Electric (OTCMKTS:MIELF) Head to Head Survey

Orion Energy Systems (NASDAQ:OESX) and Mitsubishi Electric (OTCMKTS:MIELF) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Orion Energy Systems and Mitsubishi Electric, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Orion Energy Systems	1	0	1	1	2.67
Mitsubishi Electric	0	0	0	0	0.00

Orion Energy Systems presently has a consensus price target of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 55.04%. Given Orion Energy Systems’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Orion Energy Systems is more favorable than Mitsubishi Electric.

Profitability

This table compares Orion Energy Systems and Mitsubishi Electric’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Orion Energy Systems	0.04%	11.66%	3.40%
Mitsubishi Electric	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Orion Energy Systems and Mitsubishi Electric”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Orion Energy Systems	$86.31 million	0.92	-$3.16 million	($0.05)	-387.00
Mitsubishi Electric	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.94	39.75

Mitsubishi Electric has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Orion Energy Systems. Orion Energy Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mitsubishi Electric, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Orion Energy Systems has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mitsubishi Electric has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

52.6% of Orion Energy Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Mitsubishi Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Orion Energy Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Orion Energy Systems beats Mitsubishi Electric on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Orion Energy Systems

Orion Energy Systems, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, researches, designs, develops, manufactures, markets, sells, installs, and implements energy management systems for commercial office and retail, area lighting, industrial applications, and government in North America and Germany. It operates in three segments: Lighting, Maintenance, and Electric Vehicle (EV). The company offers light emitting diode (LED) lighting products; construction and engineering services for commercial lighting and energy management system; lighting and electrical system maintenance, repair, and replacement services; and EV charging station and installation solutions. It also provides LED high bay fixtures and LED troffer retrofits; smart lighting controls, a wireless Internet of Things enabled control solution that provides lighting control options and data intelligence capabilities for building managers; and various LED fixtures for lighting and energy management needs comprising fixtures for agribusinesses, parking lots, roadways, retail, mezzanine, outdoor applications, and private label resale. In addition, the company offers lighting-related energy management services, such as site assessment, site field verification, utility incentive and government subsidy management, engineering design, project management, facility design commissioning, and recycling. It serves customers directly and through independent sales agencies and distributors, national account end-users, federal and state government facilities, regional account end-users, electrical distributors, electrical contractors, and energy service companies. Orion Energy Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.

About Mitsubishi Electric

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation develops, manufactures, distributes, and sells electrical and electronic equipment worldwide. The company operates through five segments: Infrastructure, Industry Mobility, Life, Business Platform, and Other Businesses. It offers turbine generators, nuclear power plant and power electronics equipment, motors, transformers, circuit breakers, gas insulated switchgears, switch controls, surveillance-system control and security systems, transmission and distribution ICT systems, large display devices, locomotive and rolling stock electrical equipment, wireless and wired communications systems, network camera systems, elevators, escalators, building security and management systems, and others. The company also provides programmable logic controllers, inverters, servomotors, hoists, magnetic switches, circuit breakers, time and power meters, uninterruptible power supply, industrial fans, computerized numerical controllers, electrical-discharge and laser processing machines, industrial robots, clutches, automotive electrical equipment, electric powertrain systems, car electronics and mechatronics, and others. In addition, it offers satellite communications and radar equipment, satellites, antennas, missile and fire control systems, broadcasting and information systems equipment, network security systems, and systems integration products; and power modules, and power modules, optical and LCD devices, and others. Further, the company provides air conditioners, chillers, showcases, compressors, refrigeration units, air-to-water heat pump boilers, ventilators, hot water supply systems, IH cooking heaters, LED bulbs, indoor lighting, LCD televisions, refrigerators, electric fans, dehumidifiers, air purifiers, vacuum cleaners, jar rice cookers, microwave ovens, and others. Additionally, it offers procurement, logistics, real estate, advertising, finance, and other services. The company was incorporated in 1921 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.