Head-To-Head Comparison: SUNation Energy (NASDAQ:SUNE) and Cosan (NYSE:CSAN)

SUNation Energy (NASDAQ:SUNE) and Cosan (NYSE:CSAN) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Risk & Volatility

SUNation Energy has a beta of 3.07, meaning that its share price is 207% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cosan has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for SUNation Energy and Cosan, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SUNation Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00
Cosan	0	0	1	1	3.50

Cosan has a consensus price target of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 355.64%. Given Cosan’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cosan is more favorable than SUNation Energy.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares SUNation Energy and Cosan”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SUNation Energy	$56.86 million	0.09	-$15.85 million	N/A	N/A
Cosan	$8.15 billion	0.24	-$1.75 billion	$1.32	3.16

SUNation Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cosan.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

4.2% of SUNation Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of SUNation Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares SUNation Energy and Cosan’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SUNation Energy	-36.51%	-321.39%	-42.37%
Cosan	-25.77%	-24.39%	-7.53%

Summary

Cosan beats SUNation Energy on 9 of the 13 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 Cosan

Cosan S.A. engages in the fuel distribution business. It operates through Raízen, Compass, Moove, Rumo, and Radar segments. The company’s Raízen segment engages in the production, commercialization, origination, and trading of ethanol, bioenergy, renewable sources, and sugar; trading and resale of electricity; and distribution and commercialization of fuels and lubricants. Its Compass segment distributes piped natural gas to industrial, residential, commercial, automotive, and cogeneration customers; and develops infrastructure projects in a regasification terminal, offshore gas pipeline, and thermal generation projects utilizing natural gas, as well as commercialization of electricity and natural gas. The company’s Moove segment produces and distributes lubricants under the Comma brand. Its Rumo segment provides logistics services for rail transportation, port storage, and loading of goods, including grains and sugar; and leases locomotives, wagons, and another railroad equipment, as well as operates containers. The company’s Radar segment manages agricultural property. It operates in Brazil, England, France, Spain and Portugal, Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay and Paraguay, the United States, Asia, and internationally. Cosan S.A. was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.