Financial Contrast: Tigo Energy (NASDAQ:TYGO) and Solarwindow Technologies (OTCMKTS:WNDW)

Solarwindow Technologies (OTCMKTS:WNDW) and Tigo Energy (NASDAQ:TYGO) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Solarwindow Technologies and Tigo Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Solarwindow Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00
Tigo Energy	1	0	2	0	2.33

Tigo Energy has a consensus price target of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 147.25%. Given Tigo Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Tigo Energy is more favorable than Solarwindow Technologies.

Volatility and Risk

Solarwindow Technologies has a beta of -7.97, indicating that its share price is 897% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tigo Energy has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

15.7% of Tigo Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 67.3% of Solarwindow Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 29.6% of Tigo Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Solarwindow Technologies and Tigo Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Solarwindow Technologies	N/A	-51.26%	-47.66%
Tigo Energy	-44.50%	-623.75%	-48.67%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Solarwindow Technologies and Tigo Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Solarwindow Technologies	N/A	N/A	-$2.26 million	($0.03)	-17.33
Tigo Energy	$54.01 million	2.37	-$62.75 million	($0.65)	-2.80

Solarwindow Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Tigo Energy. Solarwindow Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tigo Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Tigo Energy beats Solarwindow Technologies on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Solarwindow Technologies

SolarWindow Technologies, Inc. engages in the development of transparent electricity-generating coatings and methods under LiquidElectricity Coatings brand. The company's coatings generate electricity by harvesting light energy from natural sun, artificial light, and low, shaded, or reflected light conditions, which is applied to rigid and flexible glass, and plastic surfaces to transform ordinary surfaces into organic photovoltaic devices. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

About Tigo Energy

Tigo Energy, Inc. provides solar and energy storage solutions for the solar industry. It offers module level power electronics (MLPEs) to maximize the energy output of individual solar modules. The company also provides GO Energy Storage Systems that provide solar energy storage management capabilities; and Energy Intelligence (EI) platform, which provides monitoring and energy demand forecasting capabilities. In addition, it offers GO Battery that provides energy resilience in the event of a grid outage and optimizes energy consumption based on rate plans for home energy needs; GO Inverter, which offers energy conversion for home consumption or export to the grid; GO Link/Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS), a component for battery backup of on-grid systems; and GO Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger to reduce transportation costs. The company serves residential, commercial, and utility sectors through distributors and solar installers in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific regions. Tigo Energy, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Campbell, California.