Analyzing Energous (WATT) and Its Rivals

Energous (NASDAQ:WATT) is one of 221 publicly-traded companies in the “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Energous to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk and dividends.

Volatility & Risk

Energous has a beta of 1.62, indicating that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energous’ peers have a beta of 2.80, indicating that their average stock price is 180% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Energous and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energous	-76.37%	-28.67%	-24.91%
Energous Competitors	-1,278.97%	-126.38%	-4.00%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

4.3% of Energous shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.8% of shares of all “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Energous shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of shares of all “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Energous and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energous	1	1	1	0	2.00
Energous Competitors	3509	12369	25810	1000	2.57

Energous currently has a consensus price target of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 73.01%. As a group, “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies have a potential upside of 44.93%. Given Energous’ higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Energous is more favorable than its peers.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Energous and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Energous	$5.63 million	-$9.59 million	-3.92
Energous Competitors	$7.38 billion	$2.49 billion	8.48

Energous’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Energous. Energous is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Energous peers beat Energous on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

About Energous

Energous Corporation develops wireless power-at-a-distance technology and related semiconductor solutions. Its WattUp platform is designed to transmit radio frequency (RF) energy wirelessly to compatible devices, reducing or eliminating the need for traditional charging cables and charging pads. The company’s products include wireless power transmitters, receivers, reference designs and software intended for integration into connected devices and commercial systems. Its technology is aimed at applications across the Internet of Things, consumer electronics, healthcare, industrial equipment, retail and logistics, including sensors, wearables, asset-tracking devices and other low-power electronics.