Xinyi Solar (OTCMKTS:XNYIF) & Sunrun (NASDAQ:RUN) Critical Survey

Sunrun (NASDAQ:RUN) and Xinyi Solar (OTCMKTS:XNYIF) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Sunrun and Xinyi Solar”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sunrun	$2.04 billion	2.27	-$2.85 billion	($11.18)	-1.78
Xinyi Solar	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Xinyi Solar has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sunrun.

Profitability

This table compares Sunrun and Xinyi Solar’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sunrun	-106.50%	19.34%	3.38%
Xinyi Solar	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

91.7% of Sunrun shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Sunrun shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Sunrun and Xinyi Solar, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sunrun	1	8	13	0	2.55
Xinyi Solar	1	0	0	0	1.00

Sunrun currently has a consensus price target of $19.99, indicating a potential upside of 0.30%. Given Sunrun’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Sunrun is more favorable than Xinyi Solar.

Summary

Sunrun beats Xinyi Solar on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Xinyi Solar

Xinyi Solar Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, produces and sells solar glass products in the People's Republic of China, rest of Asia, North America, Europe, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Sales of Solar Glass and Solar Farm Business. The company offers ultra-clear patterned solar glasses, back glasses, and anti-reflective coating solar glasses to photovoltaic module manufacturers. It also develops, operates, and manages solar farms; and provides engineering, procurement, and construction services. In addition, the company engages in the provision of solar power systems; and trading of solar glass products. Xinyi Solar Holdings Limited was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Wuhu, the People's Republic of China.