Beam Global (NASDAQ:BEEM – Get Free Report) and Blink Charging (NASDAQ:BLNK – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.
Volatility & Risk
Beam Global has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blink Charging has a beta of 2.07, indicating that its share price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Beam Global and Blink Charging”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Beam Global | $28.24 million | 0.72 | -$27.00 million | ($0.82) | -1.09 |
| Blink Charging | $103.52 million | 0.59 | -$83.39 million | ($0.40) | -1.06 |
Beam Global has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Blink Charging. Beam Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Blink Charging, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
26.6% of Beam Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.6% of Blink Charging shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of Beam Global shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Blink Charging shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Beam Global and Blink Charging’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Beam Global | -64.60% | -73.59% | -41.43% |
| Blink Charging | -52.24% | -57.97% | -25.95% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations for Beam Global and Blink Charging, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Beam Global | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.25 |
| Blink Charging | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Beam Global presently has a consensus target price of $1.50, suggesting a potential upside of 68.01%. Blink Charging has a consensus target price of $2.50, suggesting a potential upside of 490.32%. Given Blink Charging’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Blink Charging is more favorable than Beam Global.
Summary
Blink Charging beats Beam Global on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Beam Global
Beam Global, a clean-technology innovation company, engages in the design, development, engineering, manufacture, and sale of renewably energized infrastructure products and battery solutions. Its product portfolio includes EV ARC (electric vehicle autonomous renewable charger), an infrastructure product that uses integrated solar power and battery storage to provide a mounting asset and a source of power for factory installed electric vehicle charging stations; Solar Tree DCFC, an off-grid, renewably energized, and single-column mounted smart generation and energy storage system to provide a 150kW DC fast charge to one or more electric vehicles, such as electric buses, heavy-duty vehicles, agricultural equipment, public transportation, and electric vehicles used in the construction industry; and EV ARC DCFC, a DC fast charging system for charging EVs. The company is also involved in the development of EV-Standard, a lamp standard, EV charging, and emergency power product that uses an existing streetlamp's foundation and a combination of solar, wind, grid connection, and onboard energy storage to provide curbside charging; and UAV ARC, an off-grid and renewably energized product and network used to charge aerial drone (UAV) fleets. It offers its solutions for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, energy storage, energy security, disaster preparedness, street lighting, telecommunications, energy infrastructure, and outdoor media and branding industries. The company was formerly known as Envision Solar International, Inc. and changed its name to Beam Global in September 2020. Beam Global was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
About Blink Charging
Blink Charging Co., through its subsidiaries, owns, operates, manufactures, and provides electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment and networked EV charging services in the United States and internationally. The company offers residential and commercial EV charging equipment that enable EV drivers to recharge at various location types. It also provides Blink Network, a cloud-based system that operates, maintains, and manages various Blink charging stations and associated charging data, back-end operations, and payment processing, as well as offers fleets, property owners, managers, parking companies, and state and municipal entities with cloud-based services that enable the remote monitoring and management of EV charging stations; and EV drivers with station information, including station location, availability, and applicable fees. In addition, the company offers EV charging hardware, software services, and service plans. It has strategic partnerships across transit/destination locations, including airports, auto dealers, healthcare/medicals, hotels, mixed-use and municipal locations, multifamily residential and condos, parks and recreation areas, parking lots, religious institutions, restaurants, retailers, schools and universities, stadiums, supermarkets, transportation hubs, and workplace locations. Blink Charging Co. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Bowie, Maryland.
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