Maxeon Solar Technologies (NASDAQ:MAXN – Get Free Report) and Sunrun (NASDAQ:RUN – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
47.7% of Maxeon Solar Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.7% of Sunrun shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Sunrun shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Maxeon Solar Technologies and Sunrun, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Maxeon Solar Technologies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Sunrun | 1 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 2.63 |
Profitability
This table compares Maxeon Solar Technologies and Sunrun’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Maxeon Solar Technologies | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Sunrun | -106.50% | 19.34% | 3.38% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Maxeon Solar Technologies and Sunrun”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Maxeon Solar Technologies | $509.05 million | 0.00 | -$614.30 million | ($163.07) | -0.02 |
| Sunrun | $2.04 billion | 2.04 | -$2.85 billion | ($11.18) | -1.60 |
Maxeon Solar Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sunrun. Sunrun is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Maxeon Solar Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
Maxeon Solar Technologies has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sunrun has a beta of 2.35, indicating that its stock price is 135% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Sunrun beats Maxeon Solar Technologies on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Maxeon Solar Technologies
Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. designs, manufactures, markets, and sells solar panels and related solar system components worldwide. The company provides interdigitated back contact and shingled solar cells and panels under the SunPower brand. It offers its products to dealers, project developers, system integrators, distributors, resellers, and residential and small-scale commercial customers. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Singapore.
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.
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