ESS Tech (NYSE:GWH) versus Gauzy (NASDAQ:GAUZ) Head-To-Head Survey

Gauzy (NASDAQ:GAUZ) and ESS Tech (NYSE:GWH) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Gauzy and ESS Tech’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gauzy	-66.25%	N/A	-34.21%
ESS Tech	-1,263.79%	-101.96%	-66.46%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Gauzy and ESS Tech, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gauzy	0	0	4	0	3.00
ESS Tech	2	4	2	1	2.22

Gauzy currently has a consensus target price of $16.25, suggesting a potential upside of 67.87%. ESS Tech has a consensus target price of $14.58, suggesting a potential upside of 198.23%. Given ESS Tech’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ESS Tech is more favorable than Gauzy.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

46.8% of ESS Tech shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of ESS Tech shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Gauzy and ESS Tech”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gauzy	$94.35 million	1.95	-$79.27 million	N/A	N/A
ESS Tech	$6.24 million	9.31	-$77.58 million	($6.55)	-0.75

ESS Tech has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Gauzy.

About Gauzy

Gauzy Ltd. is a fully-integrated light and vision control company which focused on the research, development, manufacturing and marketing of vision and light control technologies. It operates principally in Germany, France, the United States, Canada, China, Singapore and Dubai. Gauzy Ltd. is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

About ESS Tech

ESS Tech, Inc., an energy storage company, designs and produces iron flow batteries for commercial and utility-scale energy storage applications worldwide. It offers energy storage products, which include Energy Warehouse, a behind-the-meter solution; and Energy Center, a front-of-the-meter solution. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Wilsonville, Oregon.