Ideal Power (NASDAQ:IPWR – Get Free Report) and SiTime (NASDAQ:SITM – Get Free Report) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Ideal Power and SiTime”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Ideal Power | $142,107.00 | 411.11 | -$9.95 million | ($1.40) | -5.12 |
| SiTime | $176.99 million | 30.75 | -$80.54 million | ($4.14) | -56.27 |
Ideal Power has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SiTime. SiTime is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ideal Power, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Ideal Power | -7,152.45% | -55.69% | -49.80% |
| SiTime | -53.55% | -9.89% | -7.56% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
16.4% of Ideal Power shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.3% of SiTime shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of Ideal Power shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of SiTime shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk and Volatility
Ideal Power has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SiTime has a beta of 1.82, meaning that its stock price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Ideal Power and SiTime, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Ideal Power | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| SiTime | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.50 |
Ideal Power presently has a consensus price target of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 95.26%. SiTime has a consensus price target of $208.75, indicating a potential downside of 10.39%. Given Ideal Power’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ideal Power is more favorable than SiTime.
About Ideal Power
Ideal Power Inc. focuses on the development and commercialization of its bidirectional bipolar junction TRANsistor solid-state switch technology. It also offers SymCool Power Module designed to meet low conduction loss needs of the solid-state circuit breaker market. The company serves electric and hybrid electric vehicles, electric vehicle charging, renewable energy and energy storage system power converters, uninterruptible power supplies for data centers, industrial motor drives, solid-state circuit breakers, distribution and transmission switches and controls, and other industrial and military markets. The company was formerly known as Ideal Power Converters Inc. and changed its name to Ideal Power Inc. in July 2013. Ideal Power Inc. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
About SiTime
SiTime Corporation designs, develops, and sells silicon timing systems solutions in Taiwan, Hong Kong, the United States, Singapore, and internationally. The company provides resonators and clock integrated circuits, and various types of oscillators. It serves various markets, including communications, datacenter, enterprise, automotive, industrial, internet of things, mobile, consumer, and aerospace and defense. The company sells its products directly to customers, distributors, and resellers. SiTime Corporation was incorporated in 2003 and is based in Santa Clara, California.
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