Comparing Flux Power (NASDAQ:FLUX) and Gauzy (NASDAQ:GAUZ)

Gauzy (NASDAQ:GAUZ) and Flux Power (NASDAQ:FLUX) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Gauzy and Flux Power, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gauzy	0	2	3	0	2.60
Flux Power	0	0	3	0	3.00

Gauzy presently has a consensus target price of $14.25, suggesting a potential upside of 69.85%. Flux Power has a consensus target price of $6.33, suggesting a potential upside of 333.79%. Given Flux Power’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Flux Power is more favorable than Gauzy.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

38.0% of Flux Power shares are held by institutional investors. 28.7% 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.

Profitability

This table compares Gauzy and Flux Power’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gauzy	-66.25%	N/A	-34.21%
Flux Power	-13.70%	-160.99%	-23.20%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Gauzy and Flux Power”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gauzy	$103.53 million	1.54	-$79.27 million	N/A	N/A
Flux Power	$60.79 million	0.40	-$8.33 million	($0.54)	-2.70

Flux Power has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Gauzy.

Summary

Flux Power beats Gauzy on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Gauzy

Gauzy Ltd. is a fully-integrated light and vision control company which focused on the research, development, manufacturing and marketing of vision and light control technologies. It operates principally in Germany, France, the United States, Canada, China, Singapore and Dubai. Gauzy Ltd. is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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.