Energous (WATT) vs. Its Competitors Head to Head Analysis

Energous (NASDAQ:WATT) is one of 221 publicly-traded companies in the “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Energous to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends and institutional ownership.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

4.3% of Energous shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.6% of shares of all “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Energous shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.9% of shares of all “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Energous and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energous	-76.37%	-28.67%	-24.91%
Energous Competitors	-1,278.97%	-126.38%	-4.00%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Energous and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energous	1	1	1	0	2.00
Energous Competitors	3492	12330	25747	993	2.57

Energous presently has a consensus price target of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 113.68%. As a group, “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies have a potential upside of 60.99%. Given Energous’ higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Energous is more favorable than its rivals.

Volatility & Risk

Energous has a beta of 1.62, indicating that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energous’ rivals have a beta of 2.80, indicating that their average stock price is 180% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Energous and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Energous	$5.63 million	-$9.59 million	-3.18
Energous Competitors	$9.78 billion	$2.48 billion	8.05

Energous’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Energous. Energous is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Energous rivals beat Energous on 9 of the 12 factors compared.

Energous Company Profile

Energous Corporation provides wireless charging system solutions in the United States. The company develops WattUp wireless power networks technology that consists of semiconductor chipsets; software controls; hardware designs; and antennas that enables radio frequency-based charging for Internet of Things devices. Its products are used in asset trackers; sensors; retail displays; and security devices; smart home; medical; industrial; and other sensors; electronic shelf labeling; logistics and asset tracking tags and sensors; computer mice and keyboards; remote controls; gaming consoles and controllers; hearing aids; rechargeable batteries; automotive accessories; smart textiles; wearables; and medical devices. The company was formerly known as DvineWave Inc. and changed its name to Energous Corporation in January 2014. Energous Corporation was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in San Jose; California.