Contrasting Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPH) and Solarwindow Technologies (OTCMKTS:WNDW)

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

Volatility and Risk

Solarwindow Technologies has a beta of -8.35, meaning that its share price is 935% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enphase Energy has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Solarwindow Technologies and Enphase Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Solarwindow Technologies	N/A	N/A	-$2.26 million	($0.03)	-12.33
Enphase Energy	$1.47 billion	3.12	$172.13 million	$1.29	27.07

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

72.1% of Enphase Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 67.3% of Solarwindow Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Enphase Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Solarwindow Technologies	N/A	-47.10%	-44.32%
Enphase Energy	11.69%	20.31%	5.84%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Solarwindow Technologies and Enphase Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Solarwindow Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00
Enphase Energy	9	12	10	0	2.03

Enphase Energy has a consensus price target of $43.17, suggesting a potential upside of 23.62%. Given Enphase Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Enphase Energy is more favorable than Solarwindow Technologies.

Summary

Enphase Energy beats Solarwindow Technologies on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Enphase Energy

Enphase Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells home energy solutions for the solar photovoltaic industry in the United States and internationally. The company offers semiconductor-based microinverter, which converts energy at the individual solar module level and combines with its proprietary networking and software technologies to provide energy monitoring and control. It also provides microinverter units and related accessories, an IQ gateway; IQ batteries; the cloud-based Enlighten monitoring service; storage solutions; and electric vehicle charging solutions, as well as design, proposal, permitting, and lead generation services. The company sells its solutions to solar distributors; and directly to large installers, original equipment manufacturers, strategic partners, and homeowners, as well as through its legacy product upgrade program or online store. Enphase Energy, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.