Comparing Save The World Air (OTCMKTS:QSEP) and NN (NASDAQ:NNBR)

NN (NASDAQ:NNBR) and Save The World Air (OTCMKTS:QSEP) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Risk & Volatility

NN has a beta of 2.57, suggesting that its share price is 157% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Save The World Air has a beta of -0.68, suggesting that its share price is 168% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares NN and Save The World Air”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NN	$422.21 million	0.73	-$34.00 million	($0.96)	-3.88
Save The World Air	N/A	N/A	-$15.31 million	N/A	N/A

Save The World Air has lower revenue, but higher earnings than NN.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for NN and Save The World Air, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NN	1	2	2	0	2.20
Save The World Air	0	0	0	0	0.00

NN currently has a consensus target price of $5.67, suggesting a potential upside of 52.33%. Given NN’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe NN is more favorable than Save The World Air.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

53.9% of NN shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.6% of NN shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of Save The World Air shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares NN and Save The World Air’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NN	-6.21%	20.38%	1.49%
Save The World Air	N/A	N/A	-5,772.20%

Summary

NN beats Save The World Air on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About NN

NN, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and sells high-precision components and assemblies for various end markets in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Mobile Solutions and Power Solutions. The Mobile Solutions segment manufactures and sells system critical components for automotive, general industrial, and medical end markets for use in power steering, braking, transmissions, gasoline fuel system, diesel injection, and diesel emissions treatment applications, as well as in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. The Power Solutions segment designs, manufactures, and sells a range of high-precision metal and plastic components, assemblies, and finished devices used in various applications, such as power control and transportation electrification. Its products include electrical contacts, connectors, contact assemblies, and precision stampings for the electrical, general industrial, automotive, aerospace and defense, and medical end markets. This segment also produces various tools and instruments for the orthopaedics and medical/surgical end markets. NN, Inc. was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

About Save The World Air

QS Energy, Inc. develops and commercializes energy efficiency technologies in the United States and internationally. The company’s energy efficiency technologies assist in meeting energy demands, enhancing the economics of oil transport, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The company’s primary technology comprises Applied Oil Technology, a commercial-grade crude oil pipeline transportation flow-assurance product that reduces crude oil viscosity by applying a high intensity electrical field to crude oil while in transit. It serves upstream and midstream energy sectors. The company was formerly known as Save the World Air, Inc. and changed its name to QS Energy, Inc. in August 2015. QS Energy, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Tomball, Texas.