Vestas Wind Systems AS (OTCMKTS:VWDRY) vs. Electrovaya (NASDAQ:ELVA) Head to Head Comparison

Electrovaya (NASDAQ:ELVA) and Vestas Wind Systems AS (OTCMKTS:VWDRY) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Electrovaya and Vestas Wind Systems AS, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Electrovaya	0	2	3	1	2.83
Vestas Wind Systems AS	1	3	0	3	2.71

Electrovaya currently has a consensus target price of $17.75, indicating a potential upside of 82.80%. Given Electrovaya’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Electrovaya is more favorable than Vestas Wind Systems AS.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

22.5% of Electrovaya shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Electrovaya and Vestas Wind Systems AS”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Electrovaya	$70.99 million	6.77	$3.36 million	$0.12	80.92
Vestas Wind Systems AS	$21.29 billion	1.28	$880.23 million	$0.33	27.67

Vestas Wind Systems AS has higher revenue and earnings than Electrovaya. Vestas Wind Systems AS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Electrovaya, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

Electrovaya has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vestas Wind Systems AS has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Electrovaya and Vestas Wind Systems AS’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Electrovaya	7.03%	11.35%	6.19%
Vestas Wind Systems AS	4.44%	24.02%	3.33%

Summary

Electrovaya beats Vestas Wind Systems AS on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Electrovaya

Electrovaya Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of lithium-ion batteries, battery management systems, and battery-related products for energy storage, clean electric transportation, and other specialized applications in North America. It offers lithium-ion batteries and systems for materials handling electric vehicles, including forklifts and automated guided vehicles, as well as battery chargers to charge the batteries; electromotive power products for electric trucks, electric buses, and other transportation applications; industrial products for energy storage; and power solutions, such as competencies in building systems for third parties. The company was formerly known as Electrofuel Inc. and changed its name to Electrovaya Inc. in March 2002. Electrovaya Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

About Vestas Wind Systems AS

Vestas Wind Systems A/S engages in the design, manufacture, installation, and services of wind turbines the United States, Denmark, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Power Solutions and Service. The Power Solutions segment offers onshore and offshore wind power plants, wind turbines, development sites, etc. The Service segment engages in the sale of service contracts, spare parts, and related activities. Vestas Wind Systems A/S was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Aarhus, Denmark.