Head-To-Head Analysis: Byrna Technologies (NASDAQ:BYRN) vs. Energy Vault (NYSE:NRGV)

Byrna Technologies (NASDAQ:BYRN – Get Rating) and Energy Vault (NYSE:NRGV – Get Rating) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Byrna Technologies and Energy Vault’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Byrna Technologies	-15.11%	-8.22%	-7.03%
Energy Vault	N/A	56.86%	12.44%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Byrna Technologies and Energy Vault, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Byrna Technologies	0	0	2	1	3.33
Energy Vault	1	0	3	0	2.50

Byrna Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $20.67, indicating a potential upside of 164.62%. Energy Vault has a consensus target price of $20.50, indicating a potential upside of 92.31%. Given Byrna Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Byrna Technologies is more favorable than Energy Vault.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Byrna Technologies and Energy Vault’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Byrna Technologies	$42.16 million	4.24	-$3.28 million	($0.31)	-25.19
Energy Vault	N/A	N/A	-$3.34 million	N/A	N/A

Byrna Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Energy Vault.

Volatility and Risk

Byrna Technologies has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energy Vault has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

39.6% of Byrna Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 6.4% of Byrna Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Byrna Technologies beats Energy Vault on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Byrna Technologies (Get Rating)

Byrna Technologies Inc., a less-lethal defense technology company, develops and manufactures less-lethal munitions. It offers a Byrna line of handheld personal security devices, including the Byrna SD and Byrna SD .68 caliber handheld personal security devices that are designed to be used by civilians and private security professionals, as well as Byrna HD magazines, shoulder-fired launchers, and projectiles. The company also offers accessories and related safety products, including the Byrna Banshee, Byrna Shield, compressed carbon dioxide canisters, sighting systems, holsters, and Byrna-branded apparels. It operates in the United States and South Africa. The company was formerly known as Security Devices International, Inc. and changed its name to Byrna Technologies Inc. in March 2020. Byrna Technologies Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts.

About Energy Vault (Get Rating)

Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. develops and sells energy storage solutions. The company offers gravity-based storage systems, including EVx Platform, a scalable, modular product line starting from 40-megawatt hour to multi-gigawatt hours to address grid resiliency needs in shorter durations; Energy Vault Resiliency Center, a scalable, gigawatt hour scale product line designed to address grid resiliency needs to manage energy disruptive climate events; and Energy Vault solutions. Its solutions allow utilities, independent power producers, and large energy users to manage their power portfolios and efficiently dispatch power. Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. is based in Westlake Village, California.