Head to Head Contrast: NET Power (NYSE:NPWR) vs. Fluence Energy (NASDAQ:FLNC)
by Sarita Garza · The Markets DailyFluence Energy (NASDAQ:FLNC – Get Free Report) and NET Power (NYSE:NPWR – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Fluence Energy and NET Power”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Fluence Energy | $2.26 billion | 1.18 | -$48.31 million | ($0.36) | -40.08 |
| NET Power | $250,000.00 | 1,324.08 | -$578.63 million | ($5.89) | -0.25 |
Fluence Energy has higher revenue and earnings than NET Power. Fluence Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NET Power, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Fluence Energy and NET Power’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Fluence Energy | -1.62% | -8.29% | -1.85% |
| NET Power | N/A | 133.74% | 43.90% |
Risk & Volatility
Fluence Energy has a beta of 2.75, indicating that its stock price is 175% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NET Power has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
53.2% of Fluence Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.6% of NET Power shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Fluence Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of NET Power shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Fluence Energy and NET Power, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Fluence Energy | 4 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2.22 |
| NET Power | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Fluence Energy presently has a consensus price target of $19.53, indicating a potential upside of 35.35%. NET Power has a consensus price target of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 137.29%. Given NET Power’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NET Power is more favorable than Fluence Energy.
Summary
NET Power beats Fluence Energy on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Fluence Energy
Fluence Energy, Inc., through its subsidiaries, offers energy storage products and solution, services, and artificial intelligence enabled software-as-a-service products for renewables and storage applications in the Americas, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company sells energy storage products with integrated hardware, software, and digital intelligence. Its energy storage products include Gridstack Pro, a large-scale front-of-the-meter application; Gridstack, a front-of-the-meter application; Sunstack, a DC-coupled energy storage product for DC-coupled solar + storage projects; Edgestack, for smaller-scale commercial and industrial use cases; and Ultrastack, for critical system requirements of distribution and transmission networks. The company also provides engineering and delivery services to support the deployment of its storage products; operational and maintenance services; and digital applications. It serves independent power producers, developer, utilities, and other generators. Fluence Energy, Inc. was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. Fluence Energy, Inc. is a joint venture of Siemens Aktiengesellschaft and The AES Corporation.
About NET Power
NET Power Inc. operates as a clean energy technology company. The company invents, develops, and licenses clean power generation technology. NET Power Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina.