Head-To-Head Review: Expion360 (NASDAQ:XPON) and Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK)

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) and Expion360 (NASDAQ:XPON) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Rockwell Automation and Expion360, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rockwell Automation	0	11	10	1	2.55
Expion360	1	0	0	0	1.00

Rockwell Automation presently has a consensus price target of $462.82, indicating a potential downside of 1.94%. Given Rockwell Automation’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Rockwell Automation is more favorable than Expion360.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Rockwell Automation and Expion360″s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rockwell Automation	$8.34 billion	6.30	$869.00 million	$9.62	49.06
Expion360	$9.65 million	0.53	-$6.24 million	($1.18)	-0.38

Rockwell Automation has higher revenue and earnings than Expion360. Expion360 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rockwell Automation, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Rockwell Automation and Expion360’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rockwell Automation	12.36%	37.54%	12.30%
Expion360	-74.66%	-115.70%	-78.46%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

75.7% of Rockwell Automation shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.5% of Expion360 shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Rockwell Automation shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Expion360 shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Rockwell Automation has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Expion360 has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Rockwell Automation beats Expion360 on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Rockwell Automation

Rockwell Automation, Inc. provides industrial automation and digital transformation solutions in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company operates through three segments, Intelligent Devices, Software & Control, and Lifecycle Services. Its solutions include hardware and software products and services. The Intelligent Devices segment offers drives, motion, safety, sensing, industrial components, and configured-to-order products. The Software & Control segment provides control and visualization software and hardware, information software, and network and security infrastructure solutions. The Lifecycle Services segment provides consulting, professional services and solutions, and connected and maintenance services. The company sells its solutions primarily through independent distributors in relation with its direct sales force. It serves discrete end markets, including automotive, semiconductor, and warehousing and logistics, as well as general industries comprising printing and publishing, marine, glass, fiber and textiles, airports, and aerospace; hybrid end markets, such as food and beverage, life sciences, household and personal care, and tire, as well as eco industrial, including water/wastewater, waste management, mass transit, and renewable energy; and process end markets comprising oil and gas, mining, metals, chemicals, pulp and paper, and others. Rockwell Automation, Inc. was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

About Expion360

Expion360 Inc. designs, assembles, manufactures, and sells lithium iron phosphate batteries and supporting accessories under the VPR 4EVER name for recreational vehicles, marine, golf, industrial, residential, and off-the-grid applications. It provides battery monitors; direct current battery chargers; various models of industrial tie-downs; power generators AURA POWERCAP; terminal blocks; and bus bars. The company also engages in the development of e360 Home Energy Storage systems; e360 SmartTalk mobile application. It serves dealers, wholesalers, private label customers, and original equipment manufacturers in the United States and internationally. The company was formerly known as Yozamp Products Company, LLC and changed its name to Expion360 Inc. in November 2021. Expion360 Inc. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Redmond, Oregon.