Head to Head Review: Electra Battery Materials (NASDAQ:ELBM) vs. Gauzy (NASDAQ:GAUZ)

Electra Battery Materials (NASDAQ:ELBM) and Gauzy (NASDAQ:GAUZ) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and profitability.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

32.9% of Electra Battery Materials shares are held by institutional investors. 22.7% of Electra Battery Materials shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Electra Battery Materials and Gauzy’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Electra Battery Materials	N/A	N/A	-$47.90 million	($0.94)	-0.74
Gauzy	$77.98 million	2.62	-$79.27 million	N/A	N/A

Electra Battery Materials has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Gauzy.

Profitability

This table compares Electra Battery Materials and Gauzy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Electra Battery Materials	N/A	-39.04%	-21.36%
Gauzy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Electra Battery Materials and Gauzy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Electra Battery Materials	0	0	1	1	3.50
Gauzy	0	0	3	1	3.25

Electra Battery Materials presently has a consensus price target of $1.40, suggesting a potential upside of 102.46%. Gauzy has a consensus price target of $21.75, suggesting a potential upside of 102.70%. Given Gauzy’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Gauzy is more favorable than Electra Battery Materials.

Summary

Gauzy beats Electra Battery Materials on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Electra Battery Materials

Electra Battery Materials Corporation engages in the acquisition and exploration of resource properties in the United States and Canada. It primarily explores for cobalt and silver deposits. The company's flagship project is the Iron Creek cobalt-copper project located in Lemhi County, Idaho. It also operates a cobalt refinery for producing battery materials for the electric vehicle supply chain. The company was formerly known as First Cobalt Corp. and changed its name to Electra Battery Materials Corporation in December 2021. Electra Battery Materials Corporation was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

About Gauzy

Gauzy Ltd. is a fully-integrated light and vision control company which focused on the research, development, manufacturing and marketing of vision and light control technologies. It operates principally in Germany, France, the United States, Canada, China, Singapore and Dubai. Gauzy Ltd. is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.