Reviewing Expion360 (NASDAQ:XPON) & Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products (OTCMKTS:BSTK)

Expion360 (NASDAQ:XPON) and Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products (OTCMKTS:BSTK) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk and dividends.

Volatility and Risk

Expion360 has a beta of 0.2, suggesting that its stock price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products has a beta of -1.81, suggesting that its stock price is 281% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Expion360 and Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Expion360	$5.62 million	1.41	-$13.48 million	($0.68)	-1.21
Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Expion360.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Expion360 and Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Expion360	1	0	0	0	1.00
Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products	0	0	0	0	0.00

Profitability

This table compares Expion360 and Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Expion360	-21.76%	-48.80%	-21.77%
Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

34.5% of Expion360 shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Expion360 shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Expion360 beats Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Expion360

Expion360 Inc. designs, assembles, manufactures, and sells lithium iron phosphate batteries and supporting accessories under the VPR 4EVER name for recreational vehicles, marine, golf, industrial, residential, and off-the-grid applications. It provides battery monitors; direct current battery chargers; various models of industrial tie-downs; power generators AURA POWERCAP; terminal blocks; and bus bars. The company also engages in the development of e360 Home Energy Storage systems; e360 SmartTalk mobile application. It serves dealers, wholesalers, private label customers, and original equipment manufacturers in the United States and internationally. The company was formerly known as Yozamp Products Company, LLC and changed its name to Expion360 Inc. in November 2021. Expion360 Inc. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Redmond, Oregon.

About Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products

Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination Products, Inc. designs and manufactures tactical lighting products and solutions for the military, law enforcement, hunting, camping, outdoor recreation, and marine safety markets in the United States. The company provides Tactical Blue Dot series products, perimeter infrared intrusion security alert products, adhesive light strips, remote pressure switches, rolling illuminated distraction and disorientation devices, baton integrated lights, duty light cameras, basic tactical lights, observation cameras, police cycle and traffic safety gloves, executive precision lighting instruments, and helmet light attachment systems, as well as accessories, such as holsters, color lenses, and batteries. It also offers outdoor adventure and recreation products, including rechargeable lighted dog collars and leashes, adhesive light strips, outdoor adventure signal safety packs, camp alert perimeter security and survival signaling systems, and sport gloves; and citizens safety products comprising personal protection systems, personal alarms, and anodized aluminum LED multi-tools, as well as tactical flashlight instructor courses. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Plymouth, Massachusetts.