FTC Solar (NASDAQ:FTCI) and T1 Energy (NYSE:TE) Financial Survey

FTC Solar (NASDAQ:FTCI) and T1 Energy (NYSE:TE) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares FTC Solar and T1 Energy”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FTC Solar	$99.69 million	0.70	-$76.92 million	($5.60)	-0.83
T1 Energy	$2.94 million	558.01	-$450.15 million	($3.78)	-2.04

FTC Solar has higher revenue and earnings than T1 Energy. T1 Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FTC Solar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for FTC Solar and T1 Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FTC Solar	1	2	3	0	2.33
T1 Energy	1	1	4	1	2.71

FTC Solar presently has a consensus price target of $13.25, indicating a potential upside of 184.33%. T1 Energy has a consensus price target of $7.50, indicating a potential downside of 2.91%. Given FTC Solar’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe FTC Solar is more favorable than T1 Energy.

Risk & Volatility

FTC Solar has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, T1 Energy has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares FTC Solar and T1 Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FTC Solar	-77.16%	-964.30%	-37.52%
T1 Energy	-133.07%	-121.17%	-14.59%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

45.4% of FTC Solar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.3% of T1 Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 21.0% of FTC Solar shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.7% of T1 Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

T1 Energy beats FTC Solar on 9 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 T1 Energy

T1 Energy Inc. is an energy solutions provider building an integrated supply chain for solar and batteries. T1 Energy Inc. , formerly known as FREYR Battery, is based in NEW YORK.