TC Energy (NYSE:TRP – Get Free Report) and SUNation Energy (NASDAQ:SUNE – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares TC Energy and SUNation Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| TC Energy | $10.91 billion | 6.68 | $2.52 billion | $2.30 | 30.40 |
| SUNation Energy | $71.91 million | 0.15 | -$10.89 million | ($2.65) | -0.98 |
Volatility & Risk
TC Energy has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SUNation Energy has a beta of 2.15, meaning that its share price is 115% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
83.1% of TC Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.2% of SUNation Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of SUNation Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares TC Energy and SUNation Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| TC Energy | 22.22% | 10.74% | 3.14% |
| SUNation Energy | -17.28% | -51.96% | -25.23% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for TC Energy and SUNation Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| TC Energy | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2.64 |
| SUNation Energy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
TC Energy currently has a consensus target price of $78.50, indicating a potential upside of 12.27%. Given TC Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe TC Energy is more favorable than SUNation Energy.
Summary
TC Energy beats SUNation Energy on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About TC Energy
TC Energy Corporation operates as an energy infrastructure company in North America. It operates through five segments: Canadian Natural Gas Pipelines; U.S. Natural Gas Pipelines; Mexico Natural Gas Pipelines; Liquids Pipelines; and Power and Energy Solutions. The company builds and operates a network of 93,600 kilometers of natural gas pipelines, which transports natural gas from supply basins to local distribution companies, power generation plants, industrial facilities, interconnecting pipelines, LNG export terminals, and other businesses. It also has regulated natural gas storage facilities with a total working gas capacity of 532 billion cubic feet. In addition, it has approximately 4,900 kilometers of liquids pipeline system that connects Alberta crude oil pipeline to refining markets in Illinois, Oklahoma, Texas, and the United States Gulf Coast. Further, the company owns or has interests in power generation facilities with approximately 4,600 megawatts; and owns and operates approximately 118 billion cubic feet of non-regulated natural gas storage facilities in in Alberta, Ontario, Québec, and New Brunswick. The company was formerly known as TransCanada Corporation and changed its name to TC Energy Corporation in May 2019. TC Energy Corporation was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
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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