Energy Vault (NYSE:NRGV) versus Oakridge Global Energy Solutions (OTCMKTS:OGES) Critical Comparison

Energy Vault (NYSE:NRGV) and Oakridge Global Energy Solutions (OTCMKTS:OGES) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Energy Vault and Oakridge Global Energy Solutions, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energy Vault	2	0	4	0	2.33
Oakridge Global Energy Solutions	0	0	0	0	0.00

Energy Vault currently has a consensus price target of $2.25, suggesting a potential upside of 6.64%. Given Energy Vault’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Energy Vault is more favorable than Oakridge Global Energy Solutions.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Energy Vault and Oakridge Global Energy Solutions”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Energy Vault	$341.54 million	0.93	-$98.44 million	($0.60)	-3.52
Oakridge Global Energy Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Oakridge Global Energy Solutions has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Energy Vault.

Profitability

This table compares Energy Vault and Oakridge Global Energy Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energy Vault	-29.29%	-40.67%	-29.91%
Oakridge Global Energy Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

40.0% of Energy Vault shares are held by institutional investors. 19.8% of Energy Vault shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 90.8% of Oakridge Global Energy Solutions shares are held 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.

Summary

Energy Vault beats Oakridge Global Energy Solutions on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Energy Vault

Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. develops and sells energy storage solutions. The company offers B-Vault, an electrochemical battery energy storage systems for shorter-duration energy storage needs; G-Vault, a proprietary gravity energy storage solution, including EVx solution; and H-Vault, a hybrid energy storage systems including systems that integrate green hydrogen. Its software solutions includes Vault-OS, an energy management system the management of one or more diverse storage mediums; Vault-Bidder that utilizes machine learning algorithms to match node-specific data with real-time weather and asset performance information; and Vault-Manager which designs to safeguard asset management and to help blend developing technologies seamlessly into existing solutions. Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. is based in Westlake Village, California.

About Oakridge Global Energy Solutions

Oakridge Global Energy Solutions, Inc., a development stage company, provides energy storage solutions in the United States. Its principal products include lithium ion large format prismatic cells; small format prismatic cells; and battery modules. The company distributes its products through a business development and preliminary sales team. The company was formerly known as Oak Ridge Energy Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to Oakridge Global Energy Solutions, Inc. in November 2014. Oakridge Global Energy Solutions, Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Palm Bay, Florida.