Analyzing Ideal Power (NASDAQ:IPWR) and Innovations On Track (OTCMKTS:OTIVF)

Ideal Power ( NASDAQ:IPWR – Get Free Report ) and On Track Innovations ( OTCMKTS:OTIVF – Get Free Report ) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends and earnings.

Analyst ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Ideal Power and On Track Innovations as provided by MarketBeat.

Ideal Power currently has a consensus target price of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 95.53%.

return

This table compares Ideal Power and On Track Innovations’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Volatility and risk

Ideal Power has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, On Track Innovations has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is its is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Rating and Earnings

This table compares Ideal Power and On Track Innovations’ revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Ideal Power has higher earnings, but lower revenue than On Track Innovations.

Insider and institutional ownership

16.4% of Ideal Power shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.6% of On Track Innovations shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of Ideal Power shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of On Track Innovations shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and big money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Ideal Power beats On Track Innovations on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ideal Power

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Ideal Power Inc. is focused on the development and commercialization of its TRANsistor solid-state bi-directional bipolar junction technology. It also offers the SymCool power module, designed to meet the low conduction loss needs of the circuit breaker market. The company serves electric and hybrid electric vehicles, electric vehicle charging, renewable energy converters and energy storage systems, uninterruptible power supplies for data centers, industrial motor drives, circuit breakers, switches and distribution controls and transmission and other industrial products and the 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 founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

About On Track Innovations

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On Track Innovations Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops and markets cashless payment solutions worldwide. It operates in two segments, Retail and Petrol. The company’s product portfolio includes readers, controllers and terminals, management software, payment services and Payment System as a Service (PSaaS). Offers the OtiMetry system that incorporates telemetry, sales and operations into the solution with cloud control and real-time online management and alerts; TRIO-IQ, a telemetry gateway and EMV payment reader; TRIO, a payment device for installation in kiosks and vending machines; Contactless UNO-8 and UNO-PLUS readers for unattended retail environments with self-service payment stations, including ATMs, toll roads, access control and mass transit validators; and controllers and gateways include OTI TeleBox, a machine-to-machine controller that enables communication between machines, and GoBox, a machine-to-machine controller that communicates between machines, cashless readers and remote servers. The company also offers a terminal management system, which is a cloud-based system that provides real-time control and information about each machine, allowing operators to remotely manage their terminal fleet; and cloud-based sales management system and BI for sales. In addition, it provides payment services, including API payment service, an application programming interface; close loop payment that accepts close loop payment cards; and APIs for integration with mobile payment solutions as well as original equipment manufacturer (OEM) payment solutions. The company’s readers are certified by various card associations and accept Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay, MIFARE, FeliCa and others. The company was formerly known as De-Bug Innovations Ltd. and changed its name to On Track Innovations Ltd. in July 1991. On Track Innovations Ltd. was established in 1990 and is headquartered in Yokneam Illit, Israel.

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