Sunrun (NASDAQ:RUN) versus Eos Energy Enterprises (NASDAQ:EOSE) Head to Head Review

Eos Energy Enterprises (NASDAQ:EOSE) and Sunrun (NASDAQ:RUN) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

54.9% of Eos Energy Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.7% of Sunrun shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of Eos Energy Enterprises shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Sunrun shares are owned by company 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.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Eos Energy Enterprises and Sunrun”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eos Energy Enterprises	$14.96 million	75.44	-$229.51 million	($2.41)	-2.15
Sunrun	$2.04 billion	1.18	-$1.60 billion	($1.82)	-5.91

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

Risk & Volatility

Eos Energy Enterprises has a beta of 2.09, indicating that its stock price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sunrun has a beta of 2.58, indicating that its stock price is 158% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Eos Energy Enterprises and Sunrun’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eos Energy Enterprises	-3,067.26%	N/A	-89.33%
Sunrun	-18.80%	-5.15%	-1.53%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Eos Energy Enterprises and Sunrun, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eos Energy Enterprises	0	2	4	0	2.67
Sunrun	1	8	13	0	2.55

Eos Energy Enterprises presently has a consensus target price of $3.90, suggesting a potential downside of 24.71%. Sunrun has a consensus target price of $19.16, suggesting a potential upside of 78.27%. Given Sunrun’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sunrun is more favorable than Eos Energy Enterprises.

Summary

Sunrun beats Eos Energy Enterprises on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Eos Energy Enterprises

Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets zinc-based energy storage solutions for utility-scale, microgrid, and commercial and industrial (C&I) applications in the United States. The company offers Znyth technology battery energy storage system (BESS), which provides the operating flexibility to manage increased grid complexity and price volatility. Its flagship product is Gen 2.3 battery module. In addition, the company offers Z3 battery module that provides utilities, independent power producers, renewables developers, and C&I customers with an alternative to lithium-ion and lead-acid monopolar batteries for critical 3- to 12-hour discharge duration applications; battery management system, which provides a remote asset monitoring capability and service to track the performance and health of BESS and identify future system performance issues through predictive analytics; and project management and commissioning services, as well as long-term maintenance plans. Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. is headquartered in Edison, New Jersey.

About Sunrun

Sunrun Inc. designs, develops, installs, sells, owns, and maintains residential solar energy systems in the United States. It also sells solar energy systems and products, such as panels and racking; and solar leads generated to customers. In addition, the company offers battery storage along with solar energy systems; and sells services to commercial developers through multi-family and new homes. Its primary customers are residential homeowners. The company markets and sells its products through direct-to-consumer approach across online, retail, mass media, digital media, canvassing, field marketing, and referral channels, as well as its partner network. Sunrun Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.