Contrasting SUNation Energy (SUNE) & Its Peers

SUNation Energy (NASDAQ:SUNE) is one of 75 publicly-traded companies in the “Other Alt Energy” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare SUNation Energy to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares SUNation Energy and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
SUNation Energy	$55.79 million	-$15.85 million	0.00
SUNation Energy Competitors	$18.53 billion	$321.02 million	-5.43

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SUNation Energy	-41.62%	-158.58%	-50.14%
SUNation Energy Competitors	-27.37%	-21.31%	-3.67%

Volatility and Risk

SUNation Energy has a beta of 3.15, suggesting that its share price is 215% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SUNation Energy’s peers have a beta of -76.00, suggesting that their average share price is 7,700% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

4.2% of SUNation Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of shares of all “Other Alt Energy” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of SUNation Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.3% of shares of all “Other Alt Energy” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for SUNation Energy and its peers, 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	426	1179	1825	80	2.44

As a group, “Other Alt Energy” companies have a potential upside of 1.12%. Given SUNation Energy’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SUNation Energy has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

SUNation Energy peers beat SUNation Energy on 11 of the 13 factors compared.

SUNation Energy Company Profile

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.