Contrasting Gauzy (NASDAQ:GAUZ) & Expion360 (NASDAQ:XPON)

Gauzy (NASDAQ:GAUZ) and Expion360 (NASDAQ:XPON) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Gauzy and Expion360, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gauzy	0	0	3	1	3.25
Expion360	0	0	0	0	N/A

Gauzy currently has a consensus target price of $21.75, indicating a potential upside of 135.14%. Given Gauzy’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Gauzy is more favorable than Expion360.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Gauzy and Expion360″s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gauzy	$89.75 million	1.96	-$79.27 million	N/A	N/A
Expion360	$5.00 million	0.13	-$7.46 million	($1.09)	-0.08

Expion360 has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Gauzy.

Profitability

This table compares Gauzy and Expion360’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gauzy	N/A	N/A	N/A
Expion360	-168.29%	-176.38%	-76.53%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

34.5% of Expion360 shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.9% of Expion360 shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Gauzy beats Expion360 on 8 of the 11 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 Expion360

Expion360 Inc. designs, assembles, manufactures, and sells lithium iron phosphate batteries and supporting accessories under the VPR 4EVER name for recreational vehicles, marine, golf, industrial, residential, and off-the-grid applications. It provides battery monitors; direct current battery chargers; various models of industrial tie-downs; power generators AURA POWERCAP; terminal blocks; and bus bars. The company also engages in the development of e360 Home Energy Storage systems; e360 SmartTalk mobile application. It serves dealers, wholesalers, private label customers, and original equipment manufacturers in the United States and internationally. The company was formerly known as Yozamp Products Company, LLC and changed its name to Expion360 Inc. in November 2021. Expion360 Inc. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Redmond, Oregon.