Contrasting ZOOZ Power (NASDAQ:ZOOZ) and Mistras Group (NYSE:MG)

Mistras Group (NYSE:MG) and ZOOZ Power (NASDAQ:ZOOZ) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Mistras Group and ZOOZ Power, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mistras Group	0	2	1	0	2.33
ZOOZ Power	2	1	1	0	1.75

Mistras Group currently has a consensus price target of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.99%. ZOOZ Power has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 100.64%. Given ZOOZ Power’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ZOOZ Power is more favorable than Mistras Group.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

74.9% of Mistras Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.1% of ZOOZ Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.1% of Mistras Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 56.1% of ZOOZ Power shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Mistras Group and ZOOZ Power”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mistras Group	$724.02 million	0.70	$16.84 million	$0.70	22.62
ZOOZ Power	$250,000.00	161.48	-$55.59 million	N/A	N/A

Mistras Group has higher revenue and earnings than ZOOZ Power.

Risk and Volatility

Mistras Group has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ZOOZ Power has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Mistras Group and ZOOZ Power’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mistras Group	3.06%	13.60%	5.35%
ZOOZ Power	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Mistras Group beats ZOOZ Power on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mistras Group

Mistras Group, Inc. provides technology-enabled asset protection solutions in the United States, other Americas, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific. The company offers non-destructive testing services; inline inspection for pipelines; and plant condition management software. It also provides maintenance and light mechanical services, such as corrosion removal, mitigation and prevention, insulation installation and removal, electrical, heat tracing, industrial cleaning, pipefitting, and welding; engineering consulting services primarily for process equipment, technologies, and facilities; and utilizes scaffolding and rope access to access at-height and confined assets. In addition, the company offers certified divers for subsea inspection and maintenance; unmanned aerial, land-based, and subsea systems for inspection applications; online condition-monitoring solutions; quality assurance and quality control solutions for new and existing metal and alloy components, materials, and composites. Further, it builds monitoring systems, as well as provides inspection, maintenance, monitoring and data services; and Web-based solutions. Additionally, the company designs, manufactures, and sells acoustic emission sensors, instruments, and turnkey systems for monitoring and testing materials, pressure components, processes, and structures; and ultrasonic testing equipment. It serves oil and gas, aerospace and defense, fossil and nuclear power, power generation and transmission, civil infrastructure, manufacturing, industrial, public infrastructure, petrochemical, transportation, and other process industries, as well as infrastructure, research, and engineering industries. Mistras Group, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Princeton Junction, New Jersey.

About ZOOZ Power

ZOOZ Power Ltd. engages in developing, manufacturing, marketing, and selling energy store solutions for electric vehicles in Israel, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It offers ZOOZTER-100, a kinetic power booster based on flywheel technology designed to enable sustainable and cost-effective rollout of ultra-fast electric vehicle charging stations in areas where the grid is power-limited. The company was formerly known as Chakratec Ltd. and changed its name to ZOOZ Power Ltd. in March 2021. ZOOZ Power Ltd. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Lod, Israel.