SUNation Energy (NASDAQ:SUNE – Get Free Report) and NETGEAR (NASDAQ:NTGR – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and profitability.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations for SUNation Energy and NETGEAR, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| SUNation Energy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| NETGEAR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
NETGEAR has a consensus price target of $21.00, indicating a potential downside of 15.42%. Given NETGEAR’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NETGEAR is more favorable than SUNation Energy.
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| SUNation Energy | $60.93 million | 0.03 | -$8.13 million | N/A | N/A |
| NETGEAR | $673.76 million | 1.06 | $12.36 million | $0.40 | 62.08 |
NETGEAR has higher revenue and earnings than SUNation Energy.
Risk and Volatility
SUNation Energy has a beta of 2.96, indicating that its share price is 196% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NETGEAR has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
4.2% of SUNation Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of NETGEAR shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of SUNation Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of NETGEAR shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares SUNation Energy and NETGEAR’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| SUNation Energy | -17.55% | -373.78% | -19.77% |
| NETGEAR | 1.83% | -9.24% | -5.83% |
Summary
NETGEAR beats SUNation Energy on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About NETGEAR
NETGEAR, Inc. provides connectivity solutions the Americas; Europe, the Middle East, Africa; and the Asia Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Connected Home, and NETGEAR for Business. The Connected Home segment offers Wi-Fi routers and home Wi-Fi mesh systems, Wi-Fi hotspots, digital displays, broadband modems, Wi-Fi gateways, Wi-Fi range extenders, powerline adapters, and Wi-Fi network adapters; and provides value-added service offerings, including security and privacy, technical support, and parental controls. The NETGEAR for Business segment provides pro AV Solutions; pro routers; enterprise grade cloud managed or standalone access points; general purpose ethernet switches; NETGEAR Insight remote management software; and NETGEAR engage controller. It markets and sells its products through wholesale distributors, traditional and online retailers, direct market resellers, value-added resellers, and broadband service providers, as well as through its direct online store. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
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