Gauzy (NASDAQ:GAUZ) & FREYR Battery (NYSE:FREY) Critical Review

FREYR Battery (NYSE:FREY) and Gauzy (NASDAQ:GAUZ) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for FREYR Battery and Gauzy, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FREYR Battery	0	0	0	0	0.00
Gauzy	0	0	4	0	3.00

Gauzy has a consensus price target of $16.25, suggesting a potential upside of 108.33%. Given Gauzy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Gauzy is more favorable than FREYR Battery.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares FREYR Battery and Gauzy”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FREYR Battery	N/A	N/A	-$71.94 million	($0.76)	-2.31
Gauzy	$94.35 million	1.58	-$79.27 million	N/A	N/A

FREYR Battery has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Gauzy.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FREYR Battery	N/A	-19.16%	-16.70%
Gauzy	-66.25%	N/A	-34.21%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

52.3% of FREYR Battery shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.4% of FREYR Battery shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

About FREYR Battery

FREYR Battery, Inc. provides battery solutions in the United States, Norway, and internationally. The company develops battery cell manufacturing facilities. It serves its products to energy storage systems and commercial mobility, including marine applications and commercial vehicles markets. The company is headquartered in Luxembourg.

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.