NET Power (NYSE:NPWR – Get Free Report) and SUNation Energy (NASDAQ:SUNE – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings for NET Power and SUNation Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| NET Power | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| SUNation Energy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
NET Power presently has a consensus target price of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 79.03%. Given NET Power’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe NET Power is more favorable than SUNation Energy.
Risk & Volatility
Institutional and Insider Ownership
53.6% of NET Power shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.2% of SUNation Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of NET Power shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of SUNation Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares NET Power and SUNation Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| NET Power | $250,000.00 | 1,737.13 | -$49.19 million | ($7.65) | -0.26 |
| SUNation Energy | $56.86 million | 0.09 | -$15.85 million | ($109.97) | -0.01 |
SUNation Energy has higher revenue and earnings than NET Power. NET Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SUNation Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares NET Power and SUNation Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| NET Power | N/A | 53.08% | 16.63% |
| SUNation Energy | -33.82% | -120.96% | -44.19% |
Summary
NET Power beats SUNation Energy on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About NET Power
NET Power Inc. operates as a clean energy technology company. The company invents, develops, and licenses clean power generation technology. NET Power Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina.
About SUNation Energy
SUNation Energy Inc. is focused on local and regional solar, storage and energy services companies. Its portfolio of brands provides homeowners and businesses of all sizes with an end-to-end product offering spanning solar, battery storage and grid services. SUNation Energy Inc., formerly known as Pineapple Energy, is based in RONKONKOMA, N.Y.
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