Nextpower (NASDAQ:NXT) & Quantum Solar Power (OTCMKTS:QSPW) Critical Review

Nextpower (NASDAQ:NXT) and Quantum Solar Power (OTCMKTS:QSPW) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, dividends and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Nextpower and Quantum Solar Power, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nextpower	0	7	17	1	2.76
Quantum Solar Power	0	0	0	0	0.00

Nextpower presently has a consensus price target of $108.32, indicating a potential downside of 6.66%. Given Quantum Solar Power’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Quantum Solar Power is more favorable than Nextpower.

Profitability

This table compares Nextpower and Quantum Solar Power’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nextpower	16.43%	32.01%	17.25%
Quantum Solar Power	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

67.4% of Nextpower shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Nextpower shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Nextpower and Quantum Solar Power”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nextpower	$2.96 billion	5.82	$509.17 million	$3.91	29.68
Quantum Solar Power	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Nextpower has higher revenue and earnings than Quantum Solar Power.

Summary

Nextpower beats Quantum Solar Power on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nextpower

Nextpower, formerly known as Nextracker, an energy solutions company, provides solar trackers and software solutions for utility-scale and distributed generation solar projects in the United States and internationally. The company offers tracking solutions, which includes NX Horizon, a solar tracking solution; and NX Horizon-XTR, a terrain-following tracker designed to expand the addressable market for trackers on sites with sloped, uneven, and challenging terrain. It also provides TrueCapture, a self-adjusting tracker control system, which boosts solar power plant production by optimizing the position of individual tracker row in response to site features, such as varying topography and changing weather conditions; and NX Navigator, that assists solar power plant owners and operators in monitoring, controlling, and protecting their solar projects. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Fremont, California. As of March 31, 2024 Nextracker Inc. (Nextpower) was formerly a subsidiary of Flex Ltd.

About Quantum Solar Power

Quantum Solar Power Corp., a development stage company, develops and commercializes solar power technology in Canada. It is involved in the research, development, and marketing of solar power generation devices utilizing its Next Generation Device technology for photovoltaic devices that do not use silicon or other rare earth elements. The company was formerly known as Quantum Ventures, Inc. and changed its name to Quantum Solar Power Corp. in June 2008. Quantum Solar Power Corp. was founded in 2004 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.