FTC Solar (NASDAQ:FTCI – Get Free Report) and Sunrun (NASDAQ:RUN – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
45.4% of FTC Solar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.7% of Sunrun shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.0% of FTC Solar shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Sunrun shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings for FTC Solar and Sunrun, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| FTC Solar | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.29 |
| Sunrun | 1 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 2.63 |
Profitability
This table compares FTC Solar and Sunrun’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| FTC Solar | -69.25% | -549.96% | -44.59% |
| Sunrun | -106.50% | 19.34% | 3.38% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares FTC Solar and Sunrun”s top-line 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 | 3.62 | -$48.61 million | ($4.33) | -2.65 |
| Sunrun | $2.04 billion | 2.30 | -$2.85 billion | ($11.18) | -1.81 |
FTC Solar has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sunrun. FTC Solar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sunrun, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
FTC Solar has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% 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 FTC Solar on 10 of the 15 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 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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