Critical Review: Advent Technologies (NASDAQ:ADN) & Schneider Electric (OTCMKTS:SBGSY)

Schneider Electric (OTCMKTS:SBGSY) and Advent Technologies (NASDAQ:ADN) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Schneider Electric and Advent Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Schneider Electric	0	2	4	3	3.11
Advent Technologies	1	0	0	0	1.00

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.8% of Schneider Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.5% of Advent Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.0% of Advent Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Schneider Electric and Advent Technologies”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Schneider Electric	$41.29 billion	3.59	$4.62 billion	N/A	N/A
Advent Technologies	$115,000.00	27.67	-$40.99 million	($6.31)	-0.14

Schneider Electric has higher revenue and earnings than Advent Technologies.

Volatility and Risk

Schneider Electric has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Advent Technologies has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Schneider Electric and Advent Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Schneider Electric	N/A	N/A	N/A
Advent Technologies	N/A	N/A	-239.12%

Summary

Schneider Electric beats Advent Technologies on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric S.E. engages in the energy management and industrial automation businesses in the France, Western Europe, North America, the Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South America, and internationally. The company offers busway and cable management products, circuit breakers and switches, contactors and protection relays, electrical car charging, electrical protection and control products, energy management software solutions, load banks, power monitoring and control systems, power quality and power factor correction products, push buttons, switches, pilot lights and joysticks, surge protection and power conditioning services, switchboards and enclosures, and transfer switches. It also provides access control, controllers, expansion modules, servers and HMIs, fire and security products, sensors, valves and valve actuators, and variable speed and frequency drives; energy management and software solutions; feeder automation, grid automation, and SCADA software products; and medium voltage switchgears and transformers, outdoor equipment, substation automation products, and switchgear components. In addition, the company offers critical power and cooling services, data center cooling and software, IT power distribution products, prefabricated data center modules, racks and accessories, security and environmental monitoring, surge protection and power conditioning, and uninterruptible power supply products; and home automation and security, installation materials and systems, light switches, and electrical sockets. Further, the company provides human machine interface, industrial automation software and communication, interface relays, measurement and control relays, measurement and instrumentation products, motion controls and robotics, signaling units, solar and energy storage, power supplies, power protection and transformers, process control and safety, RFID systems, and other industrial automation and control products, as well as PLC, PAC, and dedicated controllers. Schneider Electric S.E.was founded in 1836 and is headquartered in Rueil-Malmaison, France.

About Advent Technologies

Advent Technologies Holdings, Inc., an advanced materials and technology development company, operates in the fuel cell and hydrogen technology markets in North America, Europe, and Asia. It develops, manufactures, and assembles fuel cell systems and critical components that determine the performance of hydrogen fuel cells and other energy systems. The company offers high-temperature proton exchange membrane (HT-PEM) fuel cells, including membrane electrode assemblies, bipolar plates, and reformers, as well as provides fuel-cell stack assembly and testing services. It serves stationary power, portable power, automotive, aviation, energy storage, and sensor markets. The company is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.