QuickLogic (NASDAQ:QUIK – Get Free Report) and T1 Energy (NYSE:TE – Get Free Report) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
31.5% of QuickLogic shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.3% of T1 Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of QuickLogic shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.4% of T1 Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for QuickLogic and T1 Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| QuickLogic | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.25 |
| T1 Energy | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2.67 |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares QuickLogic and T1 Energy”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| QuickLogic | $13.77 million | 16.85 | -$14.82 million | ($0.77) | -16.53 |
| T1 Energy | $755.29 million | 1.93 | -$367.83 million | ($2.03) | -2.57 |
QuickLogic has higher earnings, but lower revenue than T1 Energy. QuickLogic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than T1 Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares QuickLogic and T1 Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| QuickLogic | -80.18% | -48.74% | -28.24% |
| T1 Energy | -38.49% | -151.04% | -21.49% |
Risk & Volatility
QuickLogic has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, T1 Energy has a beta of 2.23, suggesting that its share price is 123% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
T1 Energy beats QuickLogic on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About QuickLogic
QuickLogic Corporation operates as a fabless semiconductor company in the United States. The company offers embedded FPGA intellectual property, low power, multicore semiconductor system-on-chips, discrete FPGAs, and AI software; and end-to-end artificial intelligence/machine learning solution with accurate sensor algorithms using AI technology. It provides various platforms, such as software tools and eFPGA IP enables the adoption of AI, voice, and sensor processing across aerospace, and defense, consumer/industrial IOT, and consumer electronics markets. In addition, the company engages in the eFPGA IP Licensing business consisting of development and integration of eFPGA technology into custom semiconductor solutions. Further, the company offers silicon products, such as EOS, QuickAI, ArcticLink III, PolarPro 3, PolarPro II, PolarPro, and Eclipse II products; and PASIC 3 and QuickRAM, as well as programming hardware and design software services. The company markets and sells its products to defense industrial base contractors, U.S. government entities, system OEMs, and fabless semiconductor companies through a network of sales managers and distributors in North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. It has a strategic partnership with YorChip to develop low-power unified chiplet interconnect express FPGA chiplets. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
About T1 Energy
T1 Energy Inc. is an energy solutions provider building an integrated supply chain for solar and batteries. T1 Energy Inc. , formerly known as FREYR Battery, is based in NEW YORK.
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