QuantumScape (NYSE:QS) & Sunrise New Energy (NASDAQ:EPOW) Critical Survey

QuantumScape (NYSE:QS) and Sunrise New Energy (NASDAQ:EPOW) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

29.9% of QuantumScape shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.9% of Sunrise New Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.0% of QuantumScape shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 42.5% of Sunrise New Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares QuantumScape and Sunrise New Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
QuantumScape	N/A	N/A	-$445.14 million	($0.95)	-5.52
Sunrise New Energy	$46.63 million	0.51	-$24.23 million	N/A	N/A

Sunrise New Energy has higher revenue and earnings than QuantumScape.

Profitability

This table compares QuantumScape and Sunrise New Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
QuantumScape	N/A	-39.00%	-33.83%
Sunrise New Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility & Risk

QuantumScape has a beta of 4.46, suggesting that its stock price is 346% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sunrise New Energy has a beta of 0.11, suggesting that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for QuantumScape and Sunrise New Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
QuantumScape	1	6	0	0	1.86
Sunrise New Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00

QuantumScape presently has a consensus price target of $6.26, indicating a potential upside of 19.47%. Given QuantumScape’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe QuantumScape is more favorable than Sunrise New Energy.

Summary

Sunrise New Energy beats QuantumScape on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About QuantumScape

QuantumScape Corporation, a research and development stage company, focuses on the development and commercialization of solid-state lithium-metal batteries for electric vehicles and other applications. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

About Sunrise New Energy

Sunrise New Energy Co., Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of graphite anode material for EVs and other lithium-ion batteries. The company also operates a peer-to-peer knowledge sharing and enterprise service platform business. In addition, it offers education consulting, training, tailored, information technology, business incubation, enterprise information technology integration, health, and agricultural technology services, as well as cultural and artistic exchanges and planning, and conference services. The company was formerly known as Global Internet of People, Inc. Sunrise New Energy Co., Ltd. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Zibo, the People’s Republic of China.