SUNation Energy (SUNE) vs. The Competition Head-To-Head Survey

SUNation Energy (NASDAQ:SUNE) is one of 216 publicly-traded companies in the “Electrical Equipment” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare SUNation Energy to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

4.2% of SUNation Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.3% of shares of all “Electrical Equipment” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of SUNation Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.7% of shares of all “Electrical Equipment” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

SUNation Energy has a beta of 2.75, suggesting that its share price is 175% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SUNation Energy’s rivals have a beta of -20.43, suggesting that their average share price is 2,143% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares SUNation Energy and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SUNation Energy	-8.48%	-24.03%	-11.67%
SUNation Energy Competitors	-354.39%	-45.12%	-7.92%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares SUNation Energy and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
SUNation Energy	$71.91 million	-$10.89 million	-68.33
SUNation Energy Competitors	$2.40 billion	$146.97 million	21.36

SUNation Energy’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than SUNation Energy. SUNation Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for SUNation Energy and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SUNation Energy	1	0	0	0	1.00
SUNation Energy Competitors	2279	5148	7186	434	2.38

As a group, “Electrical Equipment” companies have a potential upside of 42.01%. Given SUNation Energy’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SUNation Energy has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

SUNation Energy rivals beat SUNation Energy on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

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.