Financial Comparison: Erayak Power Solution Group (NASDAQ:RAYA) vs. LSI Industries (NASDAQ:LYTS)

LSI Industries (NASDAQ:LYTS) and Erayak Power Solution Group (NASDAQ:RAYA) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares LSI Industries and Erayak Power Solution Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LSI Industries	$609.84 million	1.50	$24.38 million	$0.75	33.15
Erayak Power Solution Group	$22.85 million	0.05	-$1.39 million	N/A	N/A

LSI Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Erayak Power Solution Group.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for LSI Industries and Erayak Power Solution Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LSI Industries	0	2	4	0	2.67
Erayak Power Solution Group	1	0	0	0	1.00

LSI Industries currently has a consensus target price of $28.75, suggesting a potential upside of 15.65%. Given LSI Industries’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe LSI Industries is more favorable than Erayak Power Solution Group.

Profitability

This table compares LSI Industries and Erayak Power Solution Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LSI Industries	3.91%	8.90%	4.78%
Erayak Power Solution Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

73.9% of LSI Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of Erayak Power Solution Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.3% of LSI Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

LSI Industries has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Erayak Power Solution Group has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

LSI Industries beats Erayak Power Solution Group on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About LSI Industries

LSI Industries Inc. produces and sells non-residential lighting and retail display solutions in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Latin America. It operates through two segments, Lighting and Display Solutions. The Lighting segment manufactures, markets, and sells non-residential outdoor and indoor lighting fixture and control solutions in the commercial and industrial markets. This segment also offers lighting control products, including sensors, photocontrols, dimmers, motion detection, and Bluetooth systems to support lighting fixtures; and designs, engineers, and manufactures electronic circuit boards, assemblies, and sub-assemblies. The Display Solutions segment manufactures, sells, and installs exterior and interior visual image and display elements, including printed and structural graphics, digital signage, menu board systems, display fixtures, refrigerated displays, and custom display elements. This segments products and services include signage and canopy graphics, pump dispenser graphics, building fascia graphics, decals, interior signage and marketing graphics, aisle markers, wall mural graphics, and refrigerated and non-refrigerated merchandising displays. This segment also provides project management services comprising installation management, site surveys, permitting, and content management; and manages and executes the implementation of large rollout programs. It serves refueling and convenience store, parking lot and garage, quick-service restaurant, retail and grocery store, automotive, warehouse, sports court, and field markets, as well as warehouses. LSI Industries Inc. was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

About Erayak Power Solution Group

Erayak Power Solution Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the research and development, manufacture, and wholesale and retail of power solution products. Its product portfolio includes sine wave and off-grid inverters, inverter and gasoline generators, battery and smart chargers, and custom-designed products. The company's products are used in agricultural and industrial vehicles, recreational vehicles, electrical appliances, and outdoor living products. It operates in China, France, Poland, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Wenzhou, the People's Republic of China. Erayak Power Solution Group Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Erayak International Limited.