SUNation Energy (NASDAQ:SUNE – Get Free Report) and NET Power (NYSE:NPWR – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.
Risk and Volatility
SUNation Energy has a beta of 3.39, meaning that its share price is 239% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NET Power has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares SUNation Energy and NET Power”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| SUNation Energy | $56.86 million | 0.09 | -$15.85 million | ($109.97) | -0.01 |
| NET Power | $250,000.00 | 1,741.58 | -$49.19 million | ($7.65) | -0.26 |
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.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
4.2% of SUNation Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.6% of NET Power shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of SUNation Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of NET Power shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares SUNation Energy and NET Power’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| SUNation Energy | -33.82% | -120.96% | -44.19% |
| NET Power | N/A | 53.08% | 16.63% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for SUNation Energy and NET Power, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| SUNation Energy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| NET Power | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
NET Power has a consensus price target of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 78.57%. Given NET Power’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe NET Power is more favorable than SUNation Energy.
Summary
NET Power beats SUNation Energy on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
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.
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