Energy Vault (NYSE:NRGV) & Oakridge Global Energy Solutions (OTCMKTS:OGES) Critical Review

Oakridge Global Energy Solutions (OTCMKTS:OGES) and Energy Vault (NYSE:NRGV) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

40.0% of Energy Vault shares are owned by institutional investors. 90.8% of Oakridge Global Energy Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.8% of Energy Vault shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Oakridge Global Energy Solutions and Energy Vault’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oakridge Global Energy Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A
Energy Vault	-29.29%	-40.67%	-29.91%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Oakridge Global Energy Solutions and Energy Vault, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oakridge Global Energy Solutions	0	0	0	0	0.00
Energy Vault	2	0	4	0	2.33

Energy Vault has a consensus target price of $2.25, suggesting a potential upside of 6.64%. Given Energy Vault’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Energy Vault is more favorable than Oakridge Global Energy Solutions.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Oakridge Global Energy Solutions and Energy Vault”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oakridge Global Energy Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Energy Vault	$341.54 million	0.93	-$98.44 million	($0.60)	-3.52

Oakridge Global Energy Solutions has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Energy Vault.

Summary

Energy Vault beats Oakridge Global Energy Solutions on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Oakridge Global Energy Solutions

Oakridge Global Energy Solutions, Inc., a development stage company, provides energy storage solutions in the United States. Its principal products include lithium ion large format prismatic cells; small format prismatic cells; and battery modules. The company distributes its products through a business development and preliminary sales team. The company was formerly known as Oak Ridge Energy Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to Oakridge Global Energy Solutions, Inc. in November 2014. Oakridge Global Energy Solutions, Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Palm Bay, Florida.

About Energy Vault

Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. develops and sells energy storage solutions. The company offers B-Vault, an electrochemical battery energy storage systems for shorter-duration energy storage needs; G-Vault, a proprietary gravity energy storage solution, including EVx solution; and H-Vault, a hybrid energy storage systems including systems that integrate green hydrogen. Its software solutions includes Vault-OS, an energy management system the management of one or more diverse storage mediums; Vault-Bidder that utilizes machine learning algorithms to match node-specific data with real-time weather and asset performance information; and Vault-Manager which designs to safeguard asset management and to help blend developing technologies seamlessly into existing solutions. Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. is based in Westlake Village, California.