Nuvve (NASDAQ:NVVE – Get Free Report) and XCHG (NASDAQ:XCH – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation.
Profitability
This table compares Nuvve and XCHG’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Nuvve | -552.28% | N/A | -161.20% |
| XCHG | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Volatility & Risk
Nuvve has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XCHG has a beta of -1.24, meaning that its stock price is 224% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Nuvve | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| XCHG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
19.0% of Nuvve shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Nuvve shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Nuvve and XCHG”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Nuvve | $4.55 million | 0.16 | -$30.82 million | ($330.82) | -0.00 |
| XCHG | $22.92 million | 0.57 | -$32.50 million | ($1.60) | -2.00 |
Nuvve has higher earnings, but lower revenue than XCHG. XCHG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nuvve, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
XCHG beats Nuvve on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Nuvve
Nuvve Holding Corp., a green energy technology company, provides commercial vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology platform in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Denmark. The company offers Grid Integrated Vehicle platform, which enables electric vehicle (EV) batteries to store and resell unused energy back to the local electric grid and provide other grid services, as well as allows EV owners to meet the energy demands of individual vehicles and entire fleets. Its V2G technology also links EV batteries into a virtual power plant that sells excess power to utility companies or utilizes saved power to reduce building energy peak consumption. In addition, the company offers networked charging stations, infrastructure, software, professional services, support, monitoring, and parts and labor warranties required to run electric vehicle fleets. It serves its products to owners/operators of light duty fleets, heavy duty fleets, automotive manufacturers, charge point operators, and strategic partners. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
About XCHG
XCHG Limited, branded as XCharge, is a company whose subsidiaries design, manufacture, and sell electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions under the X-Charge name in Europe, China, the United States, and other international markets. The company focuses on DC fast-charging infrastructure, including its C6 and C7 series chargers and Net Zero battery-integrated fast-charging systems, and also provides related software upgrades and hardware maintenance services for EV manufacturers, energy companies, and charge point operators. Founded in 2015, XCHG positions itself as a global provider of integrated EV charging solutions that combine high-power charging with smart energy management.
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