Contrasting NATCORE TECHNLG (OTCMKTS:NTCXF) & Sunrun (NASDAQ:RUN)

Sunrun (NASDAQ:RUN) and NATCORE TECHNLG (OTCMKTS:NTCXF) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

91.7% of Sunrun shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Sunrun shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Sunrun and NATCORE TECHNLG, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sunrun	2	9	13	2	2.58
NATCORE TECHNLG	0	0	0	0	0.00

Sunrun presently has a consensus price target of $15.60, indicating a potential downside of 18.37%. Given NATCORE TECHNLG’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NATCORE TECHNLG is more favorable than Sunrun.

Profitability

This table compares Sunrun and NATCORE TECHNLG’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sunrun	-120.59%	14.19%	2.90%
NATCORE TECHNLG	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Sunrun and NATCORE TECHNLG”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sunrun	$2.04 billion	2.16	-$2.85 billion	($11.61)	-1.65
NATCORE TECHNLG	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

NATCORE TECHNLG has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sunrun.

Summary

Sunrun beats NATCORE TECHNLG on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sunrun

Sunrun Inc. designs, develops, installs, sells, owns, and maintains residential solar energy systems in the United States. It also sells solar energy systems and products, such as panels and racking; and solar leads generated to customers. In addition, the company offers battery storage along with solar energy systems; and sells services to commercial developers through multi-family and new homes. Its primary customers are residential homeowners. The company markets and sells its products through direct-to-consumer approach across online, retail, mass media, digital media, canvassing, field marketing, and referral channels, as well as its partner network. Sunrun Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

About NATCORE TECHNLG

Natcore Technology Inc., a research and development company, develops and owns technology for the manufacturing of solar cells. The company offers laser-processed back-contact cells and liquid phase deposition technology, which enables the controlled deposition of silicon dioxide and mixed silicon oxides from an aqueous solution at ambient temperatures and pressures. It focuses on using its nanotechnology discoveries to enable various applications consisting of laser processing, tandem quantum-dot solar cells, and Natcore Foil Cell structure. The company also provides technical consultancy services for the design and construction of solar cell/solar panel fabrication facilities, and solar power plants. Natcore Technology Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Delray Beach, Florida.