Head to Head Survey: Eltek (NASDAQ:ELTK) vs. Gauzy (NASDAQ:GAUZ)

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

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Eltek and Gauzy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eltek	$48.48 million	1.10	$830,000.00	($0.91)	-8.75
Gauzy	$103.53 million	1.72	-$53.18 million	($2.05)	-3.80

Eltek has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Gauzy. Eltek is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gauzy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Eltek and Gauzy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eltek	1	0	0	0	1.00
Gauzy	1	0	0	0	1.00

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eltek	-12.66%	-13.57%	-9.01%
Gauzy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

64.6% of Eltek shares are owned by institutional investors. 72.0% of Eltek shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Eltek has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gauzy has a beta of -0.27, suggesting that its stock price is 127% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Gauzy beats Eltek on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Eltek

Eltek Ltd. manufactures, markets, and sells printed circuit boards (PCBs) in Israel, Europe, North America, India, the Netherlands, and internationally. It offers a range of custom designed PCBs, including rigid, double-sided and multi-layer PCBs, and flexible circuitry boards. The company also provides high density interconnect, flex-rigid, and multi-layered boards. It primarily serves medical technology, defense and aerospace, industrial, telecom, and networking equipment industries, as well as contract electronic manufacturers. The company markets and sells its products primarily through direct sales personnel, sales representatives, and PCB trading and manufacturing companies. Eltek Ltd. was incorporated in 1970 and is headquartered in Petah Tikva, Israel. Eltek Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Nistec Golan Ltd.

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.