Head-To-Head Review: Solidion Technology (NASDAQ:STI) & FTC Solar (NASDAQ:FTCI)

Solidion Technology (NASDAQ:STI) and FTC Solar (NASDAQ:FTCI) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and risk.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

45.4% of FTC Solar shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Solidion Technology shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.0% of FTC Solar shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Solidion Technology and FTC Solar, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Solidion Technology	1	0	0	0	1.00
FTC Solar	1	1	4	0	2.50

FTC Solar has a consensus price target of $8.90, suggesting a potential upside of 285.28%. Given FTC Solar’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe FTC Solar is more favorable than Solidion Technology.

Risk and Volatility

Solidion Technology has a beta of -0.01, suggesting that its stock price is 101% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FTC Solar has a beta of 1.84, suggesting that its stock price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Solidion Technology and FTC Solar’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Solidion Technology	N/A	N/A	-119.29%
FTC Solar	-51.02%	N/A	-37.99%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Solidion Technology and FTC Solar”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Solidion Technology	$10,000.00	5,795.31	-$41.00 million	($12.85)	-0.53
FTC Solar	$99.69 million	0.38	-$79.58 million	($6.25)	-0.37

Solidion Technology has higher earnings, but lower revenue than FTC Solar. Solidion Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FTC Solar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

FTC Solar beats Solidion Technology on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Solidion Technology

Solidion Technology Inc. engages in the development and supply of battery materials, components, cells, and selected module/pack technologies. Its products include advanced anode materials; three classes of solid-state batteries, including silicon-rich all-solid-state lithium-ion cells; anode less lithium metal cells; and lithium-sulfur cells. The company was formerly known as Honeycomb Battery Company and changed its name to Solidion Technology Inc. in February 2024. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Dayton, Ohio. Solidion Technology Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Global Graphene Group, Inc.

About FTC Solar

FTC Solar, Inc. engages in the provision of solar tracker systems, software, and engineering services in the United States, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, South Africa, and Australia. The company offers a self-powered, two-panel in-portrait, and single-axis tracker solution under the Voyager brand name; and a one module-in-portrait solar tracker solution under the Pioneer brand name. Its customers include project developers and solar asset owners, as well as engineering, procurement, and construction contractors that design and build solar energy projects. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.