Head to Head Comparison: Wallbox (NYSE:WBX) and Dragonfly Energy (NASDAQ:DFLI)

Wallbox (NYSE:WBX) and Dragonfly Energy (NASDAQ:DFLI) 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 institutional ownership, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Volatility and Risk

Wallbox has a beta of 1.99, indicating that its share price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dragonfly Energy has a beta of -0.2, indicating that its share price is 120% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Wallbox and Dragonfly Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Wallbox	$177.42 million	0.21	-$161.21 million	N/A	N/A
Dragonfly Energy	$50.65 million	1.03	-$40.62 million	($3.10)	-0.14

Dragonfly Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Wallbox.

Profitability

This table compares Wallbox and Dragonfly Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wallbox	N/A	N/A	N/A
Dragonfly Energy	-60.13%	N/A	-48.66%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Wallbox and Dragonfly Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wallbox	1	3	2	0	2.17
Dragonfly Energy	1	1	1	1	2.50

Wallbox presently has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 198.01%. Dragonfly Energy has a consensus target price of $1.75, suggesting a potential upside of 306.32%. Given Dragonfly Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Dragonfly Energy is more favorable than Wallbox.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

36.9% of Wallbox shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.2% of Dragonfly Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 33.3% of Wallbox shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Dragonfly Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Wallbox beats Dragonfly Energy on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Wallbox

Wallbox N.V., a technology company, designs, manufactures, and distributes charging solutions for residential, business, and public use worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Europe-Middle East and Asia, North America, and Asia-Pacific. It offers EV charging hardware products, such as Pulsar Plus, Pulsar Plus Socket, Pulsar Max, and Pulsar Pro, an AC smart chargers for home and shared spaces; Commander 2, an AC smart charger for fleets and businesses with a 7-inch touchscreen display that provides a personalized and secure user interface for multiple users; Copper SB, an AC smart charger for fleets and businesses with an integrated socket that makes it compatible with both type 1 and type 2 charging cables; Quasar 2, a DC bi-directional charger for home-use that allows to charge and discharge electric vehicle; Supernova, a DC fast charger equipment designed for public use; and Hypernova that allows to optimize available power and adapt to the number of EVs connected for public charging along highways and transcontinental road networks; as well as Wallbox ABL eM4 Single and Twin chargers and eMC3 charging pole. The company also provides EV charging software solutions, including the myWallbox platform, a cloud based software designed to provide smart management of its chargers in residential and business parking settings; Electromaps, a hardware-agnostic e-mobility service provider and charger management software that enables users to find publicly available charging ports; EVectrum, a hardware-agnostic platform for managing chargers; and Sirius, an energy management solution that is designed to seamlessly integrates the electric grid with solar, on-site batteries, and other renewable energy sources. It also offers upgrades and accessories, which includes energy meters, EV charging cables, pedestals, and RFID cards; and installation, and charging network management services. Wallbox N.V. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain.

About Dragonfly Energy

Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. engages in the manufacturing and sale of deep cycle lithium-ion batteries for recreational vehicles, marine vessels, solar and off-grid residence industries, and industrial and energy storage markets. The company provides lithium power systems comprising solar panels, chargers and inverters, system monitoring, alternator regulators, accessories, and others. It also offers battery management systems for monitoring and controlling of battery systems and to protect battery cells from damage in various scenarios. The company provides its products under the Dragonfly Energy, Battle Born, and Wakespeed brand names. Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. is headquartered in Reno, Nevada.