Tigo Energy (NASDAQ:TYGO) & Solarwindow Technologies (OTCMKTS:WNDW) Critical Survey

Tigo Energy (NASDAQ:TYGO) and Solarwindow Technologies (OTCMKTS:WNDW) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

15.7% of Tigo Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.6% of Tigo Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 67.3% of Solarwindow Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Tigo Energy and Solarwindow Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tigo Energy	1	0	2	0	2.33
Solarwindow Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00

Tigo Energy currently has a consensus price target of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 147.25%. Given Tigo Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Tigo Energy is more favorable than Solarwindow Technologies.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Tigo Energy and Solarwindow Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tigo Energy	$54.01 million	2.37	-$62.75 million	($0.65)	-2.80
Solarwindow Technologies	N/A	N/A	-$3.06 million	($0.03)	-17.33

Solarwindow Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Tigo Energy. Solarwindow Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tigo Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Tigo Energy and Solarwindow Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tigo Energy	-44.50%	-623.75%	-48.67%
Solarwindow Technologies	N/A	-61.17%	-56.00%

Risk & Volatility

Tigo Energy has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Solarwindow Technologies has a beta of -7.97, indicating that its share price is 897% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Tigo Energy beats Solarwindow Technologies on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tigo Energy

Tigo Energy, Inc. provides solar and energy storage solutions for the solar industry. It offers module level power electronics (MLPEs) to maximize the energy output of individual solar modules. The company also provides GO Energy Storage Systems that provide solar energy storage management capabilities; and Energy Intelligence (EI) platform, which provides monitoring and energy demand forecasting capabilities. In addition, it offers GO Battery that provides energy resilience in the event of a grid outage and optimizes energy consumption based on rate plans for home energy needs; GO Inverter, which offers energy conversion for home consumption or export to the grid; GO Link/Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS), a component for battery backup of on-grid systems; and GO Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger to reduce transportation costs. The company serves residential, commercial, and utility sectors through distributors and solar installers in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific regions. Tigo Energy, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Campbell, California.

About Solarwindow Technologies

SolarWindow Technologies, Inc. engages in the development of transparent electricity-generating coatings and methods under LiquidElectricity Coatings brand. The company's coatings generate electricity by harvesting light energy from natural sun, artificial light, and low, shaded, or reflected light conditions, which is applied to rigid and flexible glass, and plastic surfaces to transform ordinary surfaces into organic photovoltaic devices. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.