ADSE vs ST vs PPSI Stock Comparison

Ads-Tec Energy Public, Sensata Technologies Holding and Pioneer Power Solutions Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

Sensata Technologies Holding leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Sensata Technologies Holding 4, Ads-Tec Energy Public 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADSESTPPSILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $517.41M $6.14B $29.74M ST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 68.3x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 11.3x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +0.8% -46.5% ST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 2.4% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.2% +27.6% -44.9% ST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.4%/yr -5.8%/yr -5.2%/yr ADSE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.4% 39.7% 78.6% ST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 48/100 — –

Percentile Scorecard

ADSESTPPSI

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisADSESTPPSI
Valuation – 77 #47 of 203 77 #15 of 61
Growth – 31 #130 of 187 –
Profitability – 47 #98 of 185 –
Financial Health 6 #67 of 71 35 #142 of 219 84 #12 of 71
Shareholder Returns – 47 #81 of 153 –
Overall – 48 –
  • ADSE ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • ST ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PPSI ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodADSESTPPSISPY
1 month -14.2%-3.6%-24.8% -0.8%
3 months -22.5%-12.3%-16.8% +3.5%
6 months -22.3%-3.7%-25.3% +7.0%
Year to date -26.8%+22.2%-47.6% +12.2%
1 year -8.2%+27.6%-44.9% +13.0%
3 years +41.2%+18.6%-51.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +12.2%+5.9%-21.6% +23.1%
5 years -6.8%-25.7%-23.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -1.4%-5.8%-5.2% +11.0%
10 years —+9.0%-53.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+0.9%-7.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureADSESTPPSISPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.4%39.7%78.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.7%36.8%81.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.141.922.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.180.70-0.57 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.6%-72.8%-78.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.0%-24.0%-59.2% -1.8%
52-week high $12.88$53.55$6.08 $779.14
52-week low $9.28$28.53$2.33 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleADSESTPPSI
P/E now vs peer median —median 25.4x 65.8xmedian 26.0x —median 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.1x 1.6xmedian 1.9x 1.6xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.5x 15.0xmedian 14.0x —median 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 27.3x 10.2xmedian 21.4x —median 27.3x
P/B now vs peer median 63.2xmedian 1.7x 2.0xmedian 2.2x 1.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.77 -1.74median 1.26 —median 0.77

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsADSESTPPSI
Revenue – $3.78B $16.72M
Gross profit – $1.11B –
Operating income – $284.24M –
Net income – $89.91M –
Free cash flow – $579.20M –
R&D – $128.20M –
EPS (diluted) – $0.61 –
Cash & equivalents $5.24M $403.30M $10.67M
Total debt $49.29M $11.62B –
Shares (diluted) 56.39M 146.70M 11.10M
Enterprise value $435.11M $3.74B -$26.81M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricADSESTPPSI
P/E – 65.8x –
P/FCF – 10.2x –
P/Operating cash flow – 8.5x –
P/S – 1.6x 1.6x
P/B 63.2x 2.0x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 63.2x 2.3x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA – 15.0x –
EV/EBIT – 28.0x –
EV/Revenue – 2.1x 1.0x
EV/FCF – 13.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 11.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.74 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADSESTPPSI
Revenue growth (1Y) – 0.8% -46.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -2.7% -22.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 2.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -5.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 110.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -24.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) – -19.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -38.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) – -19.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -37.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 23.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 34.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 16.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADSESTPPSI
Gross margin – 29.5% –
EBITDA margin – 14.0% –
Operating margin – 7.5% –
Pretax margin – 4.6% –
Net margin – 2.4% –
FCF margin – 15.3% –
Operating cash flow margin – 18.4% –
Return on equity – 3.1% –
Return on assets – 1.3% –
Return on invested capital – 2.6% –
Return on capital employed – 4.8% –
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 7.7x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADSESTPPSI
Debt / assets 52.9% 36.9% –
Debt / equity 5.6x 0.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.8x –
Debt / FCF – 4.2x –
Liabilities / assets 90.5% 55.1% 21.5%
Equity / assets 9.5% 44.9% 78.5%
Interest coverage – 2.0x –
Current ratio 0.9x 2.3x 4.1x
Quick ratio 0.2x 1.4x 2.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.5x 1.9x
Altman Z-score – 2.41 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADSESTPPSI
Dividend yield – 1.2% –
Net buyback yield – 0.4% –
Shareholder yield – 1.6% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusADSESTPPSI
Forward P/E – 11.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.58FY2026 $3.60FY2026 $-0.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +5.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +19.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $206.66MFY2026 $3.79BFY2026 $24.58MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +553.0%FY2026 +2.3%FY2026 -11.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +1.1% +38.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADSESTPPSI
Held by institutions 60.4% 100.0% 13.3%
Institutions holding 16 467 35
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% +1.1% +44.7%
Institutions buying 5 265 19
Institutions selling 2 149 4
Buyers to sellers 2.50 1.78 4.75

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ADSESTPPSI
ADSE 1.00 0.03 0.15
ST 0.03 1.00 0.34
PPSI 0.15 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADSE, ST and PPSI?

Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ads-Tec Energy Public (ADSE) $517.41M, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) $6.14B, Pioneer Power Solutions (PPSI) $29.74M.

Which company is growing faster?

Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +0.8%, Pioneer Power Solutions (PPSI) -46.5%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) returned the most: Ads-Tec Energy Public (ADSE) -8.2%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +27.6%, Pioneer Power Solutions (PPSI) -44.9%. Over five years, Ads-Tec Energy Public (ADSE) compounded fastest (Ads-Tec Energy Public (ADSE) -1.4%/yr, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) -5.8%/yr, Pioneer Power Solutions (PPSI) -5.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) has been the steadiest (Ads-Tec Energy Public (ADSE) 46.4%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 39.7%, Pioneer Power Solutions (PPSI) 78.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADSE, ST and PPSI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.