Contrasting Burnham (OTCMKTS:BURCA) and Vast Renewables (NASDAQ:VSTE)

Burnham (OTCMKTS:BURCA) and Vast Renewables (NASDAQ:VSTE) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

1.5% of Burnham shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.9% of Vast Renewables shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.2% of Vast Renewables shares 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.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Burnham and Vast Renewables”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Burnham	$252.98 million	0.18	$9.43 million	$1.98	6.80
Vast Renewables	$340,000.00	46.87	-$293.45 million	N/A	N/A

Burnham has higher revenue and earnings than Vast Renewables.

Profitability

This table compares Burnham and Vast Renewables’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Burnham	3.67%	9.28%	4.84%
Vast Renewables	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Burnham and Vast Renewables, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Burnham	0	0	0	0	N/A
Vast Renewables	0	0	0	0	N/A

Risk and Volatility

Burnham has a beta of 0.33, meaning that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vast Renewables has a beta of -0.4, meaning that its share price is 140% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Burnham beats Vast Renewables on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Burnham

Burnham Holdings, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells boilers and related heating, ventilation, and air conditioning products and accessories for residential, commercial, and industrial applications in the United States and internationally. Its residential hydronic heating products include cast iron, stainless steel, and steel boilers; cast iron and steel heat distribution products; radiators; and warm air furnaces and central air conditioning systems for the residential heating and cooling markets, including units for the manufactured housing industry. The company's commercial and industrial heating products comprise a range of cast iron, stainless steel, fire tube, water tube, copper tube boilers, and water heaters; and boiler room accessories that are used for various applications, such as military bases, multi-unit residential buildings, health care, government, education, and hospital facilities. The company sells its residential products through wholesale distributors to builders, heating contractors, fuel dealers, and utilities for resale to end-use customers; and commercial products primarily through independent sales representatives, directly to contractors, or end users. Burnham Holdings, Inc. is based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

About Vast Renewables

Nabors Energy Transition Corp. is a blank check company. It intends to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or related business combination with one or more businesses. Nabors Energy Transition Corp. is based in Houston, Texas.