SKYX Platforms (NASDAQ:SKYX – Get Free Report) and Flux Power (NASDAQ:FLUX – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for SKYX Platforms and Flux Power, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| SKYX Platforms | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.75 |
| Flux Power | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
SKYX Platforms currently has a consensus target price of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 400.00%. Flux Power has a consensus target price of $1.60, indicating a potential upside of 278.79%. Given SKYX Platforms’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe SKYX Platforms is more favorable than Flux Power.
Profitability
This table compares SKYX Platforms and Flux Power’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| SKYX Platforms | -34.34% | N/A | -49.28% |
| Flux Power | -17.68% | -231.21% | -24.02% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares SKYX Platforms and Flux Power”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| SKYX Platforms | $96.20 million | 1.29 | -$33.42 million | ($0.27) | -3.33 |
| Flux Power | $42.13 million | 0.22 | -$7.45 million | ($0.38) | -1.11 |
Flux Power has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SKYX Platforms. SKYX Platforms is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Flux Power, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
SKYX Platforms has a beta of -3645.11, suggesting that its share price is 364,611% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flux Power has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
11.8% of SKYX Platforms shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.0% of Flux Power shares are held by institutional investors. 24.2% of SKYX Platforms shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.0% of Flux Power shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
SKYX Platforms beats Flux Power on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About SKYX Platforms
SKYX Platforms Corp. provides a series of safe-smart platform technologies. The company’s first and second-generation technologies enable light fixtures, ceiling fans, and other electrically wired products to be installed and plugged into a ceiling’s electrical outlet box. It also provides universal power-plugs and receptacle products. In addition, it offers smart products, such as SkyHome App; sky smart universal power-plug and receptacle; sky-smart plug and play ceiling fans and lightings; and all-in-one smart sky platform. The company was formerly known as SQL Technologies Corp. and changed its name to SKYX Platforms Corp. in June 2022. SKYX Platforms Corp. was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Pompano Beach, Florida.
About Flux Power
Flux Power Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiary Flux Power, Inc., designs, develops, manufactures, and sells lithium-ion energy storage solutions for lift trucks, airport ground support equipment, and other industrial and commercial applications in the North America. It offers battery management system (BMS) that provides cell balancing, charging, discharging, monitoring, and communication between the pack and the forklift. The company also provides 24-volt onboard chargers for its Class 3 Walkie pallet packs; and smart wall mounted chargers to interface with its BMS. It sells its products directly to small companies and end-users, as well as through original equipment manufacturers, lift equipment dealers, and battery distributors. The company is headquartered in Vista, California.
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