Financial Analysis: Gauzy (NASDAQ:GAUZ) and FREYR Battery (NYSE:FREY)

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

52.3% of FREYR Battery shares are held by institutional investors. 20.4% of FREYR Battery shares are held 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for FREYR Battery and Gauzy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	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, indicating 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 & 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)	-2.25
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%

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.