ADS-TEC Energy (NASDAQ:ADSE) vs. Auddia (NASDAQ:AUUD) Financial Review

ADS-TEC Energy (NASDAQ:ADSE) and Auddia (NASDAQ:AUUD) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and profitability.

Volatility and Risk

ADS-TEC Energy has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Auddia has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares ADS-TEC Energy and Auddia”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ADS-TEC Energy	$119.06 million	4.01	-$106.00 million	N/A	N/A
Auddia	N/A	N/A	-$8.72 million	($30.28)	-0.07

Auddia has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ADS-TEC Energy.

Profitability

This table compares ADS-TEC Energy and Auddia’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ADS-TEC Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
Auddia	N/A	-173.77%	-154.52%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for ADS-TEC Energy and Auddia, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ADS-TEC Energy	0	0	0	1	4.00
Auddia	0	0	0	0	0.00

Insider & Institutional Ownership

51.7% of ADS-TEC Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 36.1% of ADS-TEC Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Auddia shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

ADS-TEC Energy beats Auddia on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ADS-TEC Energy

ADS-TEC Energy PLC provide intelligent and decentralized energy storage systems in Europe and North America. Its portfolio of ecosystem platforms provides DC-based ultra-fast chargers for EVs on power limited grids, energy storage and management solutions for commercial and industrial applications, and energy storage and management solutions for residential sector coupling applications. The company offers ChargeBox, which contains the battery and power inverters; ChargePost, a semi-mobile ultra-high-power charger; and ChargeTrailer, a mobile high power charging system in the form of a standard truck trailer, that has a variety of integrated inverters, air-conditioners, an energy management unit, and security firewall, as well as a communication unit through mobile radio and DC-charging technology. It also provides PowerBooster, a battery energy system that boosts capacity for the charging process; Container-Systems, a custom battery system for large-scale applications as 20- or 40-foot container solutions; rack systems; and digital services. In addition, the company is developing MyPowerplant platform for residential applications. Its products are used in private homes, public buildings, commercial enterprises, industrial and infrastructure solutions, and self-sufficient energy supply systems. ADS-TEC Energy PLC was founded in 2008 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

About Auddia

Auddia Inc., a technology company, develops AI Platform for the audio and podcast markets. The company's flagship product is faidr, which enables consumers to listen to various AM/FM radio station with commercial breaks replaced with personalized audio content, including popular and new music, news, and weather. It also provides Vodacast mobile app, an interactive differentiated podcasting that allows podcasters to give their audiences an interactive audio experience; and Podcast Hub, a content management system. The company was formerly known as Clip Interactive, LLC and changed its name to Auddia Inc. in November 2019. Auddia Inc. was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.