Head to Head Review: QS Energy (QSEP) and Its Rivals

Volatility & Risk

QS Energy has a beta of -1.12, meaning that its stock price is 212% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, QS Energy’s peers have a beta of 1.06, meaning that their average stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares QS Energy and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
QS Energy	N/A	N/A	-1,020.74%
QS Energy Competitors	0.13%	6.91%	4.50%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares QS Energy and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
QS Energy	N/A	-$1.22 million	-10.21
QS Energy Competitors	$4.26 billion	-$120.76 million	9.83

QS Energy’s peers have higher revenue, but lower earnings than QS Energy. QS Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

73.7% of shares of all “Oil & gas field machinery” companies are held by institutional investors. 9.0% of QS Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.2% of shares of all “Oil & gas field machinery” companies are held 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

QS Energy peers beat QS Energy on 8 of the 9 factors compared.

QS Energy Company Profile

QS Energy, Inc. develops and commercializes energy efficiency technologies in the United States and internationally. The company’s energy efficiency technologies assist in meeting energy demands, enhancing the economics of oil transport, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The company’s primary technology comprises Applied Oil Technology, a commercial-grade crude oil pipeline transportation flow-assurance product that reduces crude oil viscosity by applying a high intensity electrical field to crude oil while in transit. It serves upstream and midstream energy sectors. The company was formerly known as Save the World Air, Inc. and changed its name to QS Energy, Inc. in August 2015. QS Energy, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Tomball, Texas.