China BAK Battery (NASDAQ:CBAT – Get Free Report) and Blink Charging (NASDAQ:BLNK – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.
Volatility and Risk
China BAK Battery has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blink Charging has a beta of 2.07, indicating that its stock price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares China BAK Battery and Blink Charging”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| China BAK Battery | $195.19 million | 0.39 | -$9.38 million | ($0.18) | -4.74 |
| Blink Charging | $103.52 million | 0.55 | -$83.39 million | ($0.40) | -0.99 |
China BAK Battery has higher revenue and earnings than Blink Charging. China BAK Battery is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Blink Charging, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
2.0% of China BAK Battery shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.6% of Blink Charging shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of China BAK Battery shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Blink Charging shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares China BAK Battery and Blink Charging’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| China BAK Battery | -7.43% | -15.32% | -4.23% |
| Blink Charging | -52.24% | -57.97% | -25.95% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for China BAK Battery and Blink Charging, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| China BAK Battery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Blink Charging | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Blink Charging has a consensus target price of $2.50, suggesting a potential upside of 532.59%. Given Blink Charging’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Blink Charging is more favorable than China BAK Battery.
Summary
Blink Charging beats China BAK Battery on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About China BAK Battery
CBAK Energy Technology, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufacture, commercialization, and distribution of lithium ion high power rechargeable batteries in Mainland China, the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, CBAK and Hitrans. Its lithium batteries are used in various applications, including electric vehicles, such as electric cars, electric buses, and hybrid electric cars and buses; light electric vehicles, such as electric bicycles, electric motors, electric tricycles, and smaller-sized electric cars; and electric tools, energy storage, uninterruptible power supply, and other high power applications, as well as cordless power tools. The company also develops and manufactures NCM precursor and cathode materials. The company was formerly known as China BAK Battery, Inc. and changed its name to CBAK Energy Technology, Inc. in January 2017. CBAK Energy Technology, Inc. is based in Dalian, China.
About Blink Charging
Blink Charging Co., through its subsidiaries, owns, operates, manufactures, and provides electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment and networked EV charging services in the United States and internationally. The company offers residential and commercial EV charging equipment that enable EV drivers to recharge at various location types. It also provides Blink Network, a cloud-based system that operates, maintains, and manages various Blink charging stations and associated charging data, back-end operations, and payment processing, as well as offers fleets, property owners, managers, parking companies, and state and municipal entities with cloud-based services that enable the remote monitoring and management of EV charging stations; and EV drivers with station information, including station location, availability, and applicable fees. In addition, the company offers EV charging hardware, software services, and service plans. It has strategic partnerships across transit/destination locations, including airports, auto dealers, healthcare/medicals, hotels, mixed-use and municipal locations, multifamily residential and condos, parks and recreation areas, parking lots, religious institutions, restaurants, retailers, schools and universities, stadiums, supermarkets, transportation hubs, and workplace locations. Blink Charging Co. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Bowie, Maryland.
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