Reviewing FTC Solar (NASDAQ:FTCI) and TGI Solar Power Group (OTCMKTS:TSPG)

FTC Solar (NASDAQ:FTCI) and TGI Solar Power Group (OTCMKTS:TSPG) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares FTC Solar and TGI Solar Power Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FTC Solar	$47.35 million	2.49	-$48.61 million	($3.92)	-2.02
TGI Solar Power Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

TGI Solar Power Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than FTC Solar.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for FTC Solar and TGI Solar Power Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FTC Solar	1	2	1	0	2.00
TGI Solar Power Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

FTC Solar currently has a consensus price target of $4.25, suggesting a potential downside of 46.41%. Given FTC Solar’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe FTC Solar is more favorable than TGI Solar Power Group.

Profitability

This table compares FTC Solar and TGI Solar Power Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FTC Solar	-73.04%	-262.78%	-55.79%
TGI Solar Power Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

45.4% of FTC Solar shares are held by institutional investors. 21.0% of FTC Solar shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

FTC Solar beats TGI Solar Power Group on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About FTC Solar

FTC Solar, Inc. engages in the provision of solar tracker systems, software, and engineering services in the United States, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, South Africa, and Australia. The company offers a self-powered, two-panel in-portrait, and single-axis tracker solution under the Voyager brand name; and a one module-in-portrait solar tracker solution under the Pioneer brand name. Its customers include project developers and solar asset owners, as well as engineering, procurement, and construction contractors that design and build solar energy projects. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

About TGI Solar Power Group

TGI Solar Power Group Inc. intends to provide clients with management, tools, and resources to deliver interactive, real-time, on demand staffing for full time and project based personnel. The company was formerly known as TenthGate International, Inc. and changed its name to TGI Solar Power Group Inc. in June 2008. TGI Solar Power Group Inc. was founded in 1967 and is based in Ewing, New Jersey.