Critical Analysis: PowerBank (NASDAQ:SUUN) versus Solar Thin Films (OTCMKTS:SLTZ)

Solar Thin Films (OTCMKTS:SLTZ) and PowerBank (NASDAQ:SUUN) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Solar Thin Films and PowerBank’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Solar Thin Films	N/A	N/A	N/A
PowerBank	-40.54%	-24.80%	-8.92%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Solar Thin Films and PowerBank”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Solar Thin Films	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PowerBank	$43.08 million	1.55	-$2.56 million	($0.45)	-4.16

Solar Thin Films has higher earnings, but lower revenue than PowerBank.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Solar Thin Films and PowerBank, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Solar Thin Films	0	0	0	0	0.00
PowerBank	0	0	3	1	3.25

PowerBank has a consensus target price of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 167.38%. Given PowerBank’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PowerBank is more favorable than Solar Thin Films.

Summary

PowerBank beats Solar Thin Films on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Solar Thin Films

Solar Thin Films, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and installs thin-film amorphous silicon photovoltaic manufacturing equipment used in plants that produce photovoltaic thin-film a-Si solar panels or modules. The company serves businesses and investment partnerships engaged in the production of photovoltaic thin-film modules; and corporations and governments involved in the construction of solar power plants principally in the United States, Europe, Russia, Ukraine, and Asia. Solar Thin Films, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is based in New York, New York.

About PowerBank

SolarBank Corporation operates as an independent renewable and clean energy project developer and asset operator in Canada and the United States. The company engages in the site origination, development, financing, engineering, procurement, construction, operation, maintenance, and asset management of solar photovoltaic power generation projects. It offers solar energy solutions in the areas of behind-the-meter solar power plants, electricity grid connected community solar gardens, and utility scale solar farms. The company was formerly known as Abundant Solar Energy Inc. and changed its name to SolarBank Corporation in October 2022. SolarBank Corporation was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.