Contrasting SUNation Energy (NASDAQ:SUNE) & TC Energy (NYSE:TRP)

TC Energy (NYSE:TRP) and SUNation Energy (NASDAQ:SUNE) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Volatility & Risk

TC Energy has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SUNation Energy has a beta of 2.15, suggesting that its share price is 115% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

83.1% of TC Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.2% of SUNation Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of SUNation Energy 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.

Profitability

This table compares TC Energy and SUNation Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TC Energy	22.22%	10.74%	3.14%
SUNation Energy	-17.28%	-51.96%	-25.23%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares TC Energy and SUNation Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TC Energy	$10.91 billion	6.49	$2.52 billion	$2.30	29.54
SUNation Energy	$71.91 million	0.15	-$10.89 million	($2.65)	-0.97

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for TC Energy and SUNation Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TC Energy	0	6	7	1	2.64
SUNation Energy	1	0	0	0	1.00

TC Energy currently has a consensus target price of $78.50, indicating a potential upside of 15.55%. Given TC Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe TC Energy is more favorable than SUNation Energy.

Summary

TC Energy beats SUNation Energy on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About TC Energy

TC Energy Corporation operates as an energy infrastructure company in North America. It operates through five segments: Canadian Natural Gas Pipelines; U.S. Natural Gas Pipelines; Mexico Natural Gas Pipelines; Liquids Pipelines; and Power and Energy Solutions. The company builds and operates a network of 93,600 kilometers of natural gas pipelines, which transports natural gas from supply basins to local distribution companies, power generation plants, industrial facilities, interconnecting pipelines, LNG export terminals, and other businesses. It also has regulated natural gas storage facilities with a total working gas capacity of 532 billion cubic feet. In addition, it has approximately 4,900 kilometers of liquids pipeline system that connects Alberta crude oil pipeline to refining markets in Illinois, Oklahoma, Texas, and the United States Gulf Coast. Further, the company owns or has interests in power generation facilities with approximately 4,600 megawatts; and owns and operates approximately 118 billion cubic feet of non-regulated natural gas storage facilities in in Alberta, Ontario, Québec, and New Brunswick. The company was formerly known as TransCanada Corporation and changed its name to TC Energy Corporation in May 2019. TC Energy Corporation was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

About SUNation Energy

SUNation Energy Inc. is focused on local and regional solar, storage and energy services companies. Its portfolio of brands provides homeowners and businesses of all sizes with an end-to-end product offering spanning solar, battery storage and grid services. SUNation Energy Inc., formerly known as Pineapple Energy, is based in RONKONKOMA, N.Y.