Analyzing Solar Thin Films (OTCMKTS:SLTZ) and Tigo Energy (NASDAQ:TYGO)

Solar Thin Films (OTCMKTS:SLTZ) and Tigo Energy (NASDAQ:TYGO) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Solar Thin Films and Tigo Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Solar Thin Films	0	0	0	0	0.00
Tigo Energy	1	0	2	0	2.33

Tigo Energy has a consensus target price of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 44.69%. Given Tigo Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Tigo Energy is more favorable than Solar Thin Films.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Solar Thin Films and Tigo Energy”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) 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
Tigo Energy	$54.01 million	4.05	-$62.75 million	($0.65)	-4.78

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

15.7% of Tigo Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 12.0% of Solar Thin Films shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 29.6% of Tigo Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Solar Thin Films and Tigo Energy’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
Tigo Energy	-44.50%	-623.75%	-48.67%

Summary

Tigo Energy beats Solar Thin Films on 6 of the 9 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 Tigo Energy

Tigo Energy, Inc. provides solar and energy storage solutions for the solar industry. It offers module level power electronics (MLPEs) to maximize the energy output of individual solar modules. The company also provides GO Energy Storage Systems that provide solar energy storage management capabilities; and Energy Intelligence (EI) platform, which provides monitoring and energy demand forecasting capabilities. In addition, it offers GO Battery that provides energy resilience in the event of a grid outage and optimizes energy consumption based on rate plans for home energy needs; GO Inverter, which offers energy conversion for home consumption or export to the grid; GO Link/Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS), a component for battery backup of on-grid systems; and GO Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger to reduce transportation costs. The company serves residential, commercial, and utility sectors through distributors and solar installers in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific regions. Tigo Energy, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Campbell, California.