Head-To-Head Review: e.Digital (OTCMKTS:EDIG) versus Maxeon Solar Technologies (NASDAQ:MAXN)

e.Digital (OTCMKTS:EDIG) and Maxeon Solar Technologies (NASDAQ:MAXN) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares e.Digital and Maxeon Solar Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
e.Digital	$700,000.00	0.04	-$1.27 million	N/A	N/A
Maxeon Solar Technologies	$689.01 million	0.01	-$275.83 million	($553.47)	-0.01

e.Digital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Maxeon Solar Technologies.

Risk & Volatility

e.Digital has a beta of 2.02, suggesting that its stock price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maxeon Solar Technologies has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for e.Digital and Maxeon Solar Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
e.Digital	0	0	0	0	0.00
Maxeon Solar Technologies	5	3	0	0	1.38

Maxeon Solar Technologies has a consensus target price of $26,072.00, suggesting a potential upside of 396,131.00%. Given Maxeon Solar Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Maxeon Solar Technologies is more favorable than e.Digital.

Profitability

This table compares e.Digital and Maxeon Solar Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
e.Digital	N/A	N/A	N/A
Maxeon Solar Technologies	-94.16%	-1,598.11%	-85.09%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

47.7% of Maxeon Solar Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of e.Digital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Maxeon Solar Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

e.Digital beats Maxeon Solar Technologies on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About e.Digital

e.Digital Corporation engages in developing and marketing an intellectual property portfolio of context and interpersonal awareness systems, advanced data security technologies, secure communication technologies, and other technologies. It is involved in licensing and enforcing its Nunchi portfolio of patents related to context and interpersonal awareness systems; microSignet data security technology based on characteristics in semi-conductors; Synap security system, method, and apparatus to solve the issues of encryption key generation and exchange; and other technologies. The company was formerly known as Norris Communications, Inc. and changed its name to e.Digital Corporation in January 1999. e.Digital Corporation was founded in 1988 and is based in San Diego, California.

About Maxeon Solar Technologies

Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. designs, manufactures, markets, and sells solar panels and related solar system components worldwide. The company provides interdigitated back contact and shingled solar cells and panels under the SunPower brand. It offers its products to dealers, project developers, system integrators, distributors, resellers, and residential and small-scale commercial customers. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Singapore.