Energy Vault (NYSE:NRGV) & CEZ, a. s. (OTCMKTS:CZAVF) Critical Contrast

Energy Vault (NYSE:NRGV) and CEZ, a. s. (OTCMKTS:CZAVF) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energy Vault	-29.29%	-40.67%	-29.91%
CEZ, a. s.	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

40.0% of Energy Vault shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.4% of CEZ, a. s. shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.8% of Energy Vault shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Energy Vault and CEZ, a. s., as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energy Vault	2	0	4	0	2.33
CEZ, a. s.	0	0	0	0	N/A

Energy Vault presently has a consensus price target of $2.25, suggesting a potential upside of 112.26%. Given Energy Vault’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Energy Vault is more favorable than CEZ, a. s..

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Energy Vault and CEZ, a. s.”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Energy Vault	$301.97 million	0.52	-$98.44 million	($0.60)	-1.77
CEZ, a. s.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

CEZ, a. s. has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Energy Vault.

Summary

Energy Vault beats CEZ, a. s. on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Energy Vault

Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. develops and sells energy storage solutions. The company offers B-Vault, an electrochemical battery energy storage systems for shorter-duration energy storage needs; G-Vault, a proprietary gravity energy storage solution, including EVx solution; and H-Vault, a hybrid energy storage systems including systems that integrate green hydrogen. Its software solutions includes Vault-OS, an energy management system the management of one or more diverse storage mediums; Vault-Bidder that utilizes machine learning algorithms to match node-specific data with real-time weather and asset performance information; and Vault-Manager which designs to safeguard asset management and to help blend developing technologies seamlessly into existing solutions. Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. is based in Westlake Village, California.

About CEZ, a. s.

CEZ, a. s. engages in the generation, distribution, trade, and sale of electricity and heat in Western, Central, and Southeastern Europe. The company operates through four segments: Generation, Distribution, Sales, and Mining. It operates hydro, wind, solar, nuclear, coal, natural gas, biogas, and biomass power plants; and combined cycle gas turbine plant and small combined heat and power units. The company is also involved in the trade and sale of natural gas; mining of coal; quarrying and processing of construction aggregates and limestones; commodity trading business; and provision of energy services. It also holds interest in the lithium ore mining project in Cínovec. CEZ, a. s. was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Prague, the Czech Republic.