Critical Contrast: T1 Energy (NYSE:TE) and PowerBank (NASDAQ:SUUN)

PowerBank (NASDAQ:SUUN) and T1 Energy (NYSE:TE) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

52.3% of T1 Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.7% of T1 Energy shares are owned 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.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares PowerBank and T1 Energy”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PowerBank	$29.76 million	0.93	-$22.25 million	($0.26)	-2.27
T1 Energy	$2.94 million	473.50	-$450.15 million	($3.78)	-1.73

PowerBank has higher revenue and earnings than T1 Energy. PowerBank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than T1 Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

PowerBank has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, T1 Energy has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for PowerBank and T1 Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PowerBank	2	0	1	1	2.25
T1 Energy	1	1	4	1	2.71

PowerBank presently has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 577.62%. T1 Energy has a consensus target price of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 14.42%. Given PowerBank’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe PowerBank is more favorable than T1 Energy.

Profitability

This table compares PowerBank and T1 Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PowerBank	-21.31%	-16.47%	-3.68%
T1 Energy	-133.07%	-121.17%	-14.59%

About PowerBank

PowerBank Corporation, formerly known as SolarBank Corporation, operates as an independent renewable and clean energy project developer and asset operator in Canada and the United States. The company engages in the site origination, development, financing, engineering, procurement, construction, operation, maintenance, and asset management of solar photovoltaic power generation projects. It offers solar energy solutions in the areas of behind-the-meter solar power plants, electricity grid connected community solar gardens, and utility scale solar farms. The company was formerly known as Abundant Solar Energy Inc. and changed its name to SolarBank Corporation in October 2022. SolarBank Corporation was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

About T1 Energy

T1 Energy Inc. is an energy solutions provider building an integrated supply chain for solar and batteries. T1 Energy Inc. , formerly known as FREYR Battery, is based in NEW YORK.