Ultralife (NASDAQ:ULBI – Get Free Report) and Blink Charging (NASDAQ:BLNK – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
30.7% of Ultralife shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.6% of Blink Charging shares are owned by institutional investors. 42.9% of Ultralife shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Blink Charging shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Ultralife and Blink Charging, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Ultralife | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Blink Charging | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Ultralife and Blink Charging”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Ultralife | $187.24 million | 0.54 | -$5.90 million | ($0.40) | -15.29 |
| Blink Charging | $103.52 million | 0.67 | -$83.39 million | ($0.40) | -1.19 |
Ultralife has higher revenue and earnings than Blink Charging. Ultralife is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Blink Charging, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Ultralife and Blink Charging’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Ultralife | -3.50% | 2.75% | 1.66% |
| Blink Charging | -52.24% | -57.97% | -25.95% |
Risk and Volatility
Ultralife has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blink Charging has a beta of 2.07, meaning that its stock price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Blink Charging beats Ultralife on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Ultralife
Ultralife Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, installs, and maintains power, and communication and electronics systems worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Battery & Energy Products and Communications Systems. The Battery & Energy Products segment offers lithium 9-volt, cylindrical, thin lithium manganese dioxide, rechargeable, and other non-rechargeable batteries; lithium-ion cells, multi-kilowatt module lithium-ion battery systems, and uninterruptable power supplies; and rugged military and commercial battery charging systems and accessories, including smart chargers, multi-bay charging systems, and various cables. The Communications Systems segment provides communications systems and accessories to support military communications systems, such as radio frequency amplifiers, power supplies and cables, connector assemblies, amplified speakers, equipment mounts, case equipment, man-portable systems, and integrated communication systems for fixed or vehicle applications comprising vehicle adapters, vehicle installed power enhanced rifleman appliqué systems, and SATCOM systems. This segment's military communications systems and accessories are designed to enhance and extend the operation of communications equipment, such as vehicle-mounted, manpack, and handheld transceivers. The company sells its products under the Ultralife, Ultralife HiRate, Ultralife Thin Cell, Ultralife Batteries, Lithium Power, McDowell Research, AMTITM, ABLETM, ACCUTRONICS, ACCUPRO, ENTELLION, SWE Southwest Electronic Energy Group, SWE SEASAFE, Excell Battery Group, and Criterion Gauge brands through original equipment manufacturers, and industrial and defense supply distributors. In addition, it sells its 9-volt battery to the broader consumer market through national and regional retail chains and online retailers. It serves government, defense, and commercial sectors. The company was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Newark, New York.
About Blink Charging
Blink Charging Co., through its subsidiaries, owns, operates, manufactures, and provides electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment and networked EV charging services in the United States and internationally. The company offers residential and commercial EV charging equipment that enable EV drivers to recharge at various location types. It also provides Blink Network, a cloud-based system that operates, maintains, and manages various Blink charging stations and associated charging data, back-end operations, and payment processing, as well as offers fleets, property owners, managers, parking companies, and state and municipal entities with cloud-based services that enable the remote monitoring and management of EV charging stations; and EV drivers with station information, including station location, availability, and applicable fees. In addition, the company offers EV charging hardware, software services, and service plans. It has strategic partnerships across transit/destination locations, including airports, auto dealers, healthcare/medicals, hotels, mixed-use and municipal locations, multifamily residential and condos, parks and recreation areas, parking lots, religious institutions, restaurants, retailers, schools and universities, stadiums, supermarkets, transportation hubs, and workplace locations. Blink Charging Co. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Bowie, Maryland.
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