Stardust Power (NASDAQ:SDST – Get Free Report) and Bel Fuse (NASDAQ:BELFA – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Stardust Power and Bel Fuse”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Stardust Power | N/A | N/A | -$15.72 million | ($2.00) | -1.02 |
| Bel Fuse | $675.46 million | 4.37 | $61.54 million | $4.15 | 55.91 |
Profitability
This table compares Stardust Power and Bel Fuse’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Stardust Power | N/A | N/A | -161.57% |
| Bel Fuse | 7.84% | 22.38% | 10.02% |
Risk and Volatility
Stardust Power has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bel Fuse has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
32.8% of Stardust Power shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.0% of Bel Fuse shares are held by institutional investors. 55.3% of Stardust Power shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of Bel Fuse shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Stardust Power and Bel Fuse, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Stardust Power | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Bel Fuse | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 |
Bel Fuse has a consensus target price of $250.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.74%. Given Bel Fuse’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bel Fuse is more favorable than Stardust Power.
Summary
Bel Fuse beats Stardust Power on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Stardust Power
Stardust Power Inc. is a vertically-integrated lithium refinery that engages in producing battery-grade lithium. The company was founded in 2022 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.
About Bel Fuse
Bel Fuse Inc. designs, manufactures, markets, and sells products that power, protect, and connect electronic circuits. The company's products are used in the networking, telecommunications, computing, general industrial, high-speed data transmission, military, commercial aerospace, transportation, and e-Mobility industries. It provides power solutions and protection products, including front-end power supplies, board-mount power products, industrial and transportation power products, external power products, and circuit protection products. The company also offers connectivity solutions, such as expanded beam fiber optic connectors, cable assemblies, and active optical devices; copper-based connectors/cable assemblies; radio frequency connectors, cable assemblies, microwave devices, and low loss cables; and ethernet, I/O, and industrial and power connectivity products. In addition, it provides magnetic solutions comprising integrated connector modules, power transformers, SMD power inductors and SMPS transformers, and ethernet discrete components. The company sells its products through direct strategic account managers, regional sales managers working with independent sales representative organizations, and authorized distributors in the United States, the People's Republic of China, Macao, the United Kingdom, Slovakia, Germany, India, Switzerland, and internationally. Bel Fuse Inc. was incorporated in 1949 and is headquartered in West Orange, New Jersey.
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