Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO – Get Free Report) and Sunrise New Energy (NASDAQ:EPOW – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations for Gevo and Sunrise New Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Gevo | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Sunrise New Energy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Gevo presently has a consensus price target of $6.50, indicating a potential upside of 267.23%. Given Gevo’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Gevo is more favorable than Sunrise New Energy.
Volatility and Risk
Profitability
This table compares Gevo and Sunrise New Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Gevo | -19.38% | -5.06% | -3.41% |
| Sunrise New Energy | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Gevo and Sunrise New Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Gevo | $174.42 million | 2.47 | -$33.84 million | ($0.13) | -13.62 |
| Sunrise New Energy | $46.42 million | 0.39 | -$16.64 million | N/A | N/A |
Sunrise New Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Gevo.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
35.2% of Gevo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.9% of Sunrise New Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.1% of Gevo shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 42.5% of Sunrise New Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Gevo beats Sunrise New Energy on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Gevo
Gevo, Inc. operates as a carbon abatement company. It operates through three segments: Gevo, Agri-Energy, and Renewable Natural Gas. The company focuses on transforming renewable energy into energy-dense liquid hydrocarbons that can be used as renewable fuels. It offers renewable gasoline and diesel, isobutanol, sustainable aviation fuel, renewable natural gas, isobutylene, ethanol, and animal feed and protein. The company was formerly known as Methanotech, Inc. and changed its name to Gevo, Inc. in March 2006. Gevo, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.
About Sunrise New Energy
Sunrise New Energy Co., Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of graphite anode material for EVs and other lithium-ion batteries. The company also operates a peer-to-peer knowledge sharing and enterprise service platform business. In addition, it offers education consulting, training, tailored, information technology, business incubation, enterprise information technology integration, health, and agricultural technology services, as well as cultural and artistic exchanges and planning, and conference services. The company was formerly known as Global Internet of People, Inc. Sunrise New Energy Co., Ltd. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Zibo, the People’s Republic of China.
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