SUNation Energy (NASDAQ:SUNE) & NETGEAR (NASDAQ:NTGR) Financial Survey

SUNation Energy (NASDAQ:SUNE) and NETGEAR (NASDAQ:NTGR) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares SUNation Energy and NETGEAR”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SUNation Energy	$60.93 million	0.03	-$8.13 million	N/A	N/A
NETGEAR	$673.76 million	1.06	$12.36 million	$0.40	61.80

NETGEAR has higher revenue and earnings than SUNation Energy.

Volatility & Risk

SUNation Energy has a beta of 2.96, meaning that its share price is 196% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NETGEAR has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares SUNation Energy and NETGEAR’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SUNation Energy	-17.55%	-373.78%	-19.77%
NETGEAR	1.83%	-9.24%	-5.83%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

4.2% of SUNation Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of NETGEAR shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of SUNation Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of NETGEAR shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for SUNation Energy and NETGEAR, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SUNation Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00
NETGEAR	0	1	1	0	2.50

NETGEAR has a consensus target price of $21.00, suggesting a potential downside of 15.05%. Given NETGEAR’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NETGEAR is more favorable than SUNation Energy.

Summary

NETGEAR beats SUNation Energy on 11 of the 12 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 NETGEAR

NETGEAR, Inc. provides connectivity solutions the Americas; Europe, the Middle East, Africa; and the Asia Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Connected Home, and NETGEAR for Business. The Connected Home segment offers Wi-Fi routers and home Wi-Fi mesh systems, Wi-Fi hotspots, digital displays, broadband modems, Wi-Fi gateways, Wi-Fi range extenders, powerline adapters, and Wi-Fi network adapters; and provides value-added service offerings, including security and privacy, technical support, and parental controls. The NETGEAR for Business segment provides pro AV Solutions; pro routers; enterprise grade cloud managed or standalone access points; general purpose ethernet switches; NETGEAR Insight remote management software; and NETGEAR engage controller. It markets and sells its products through wholesale distributors, traditional and online retailers, direct market resellers, value-added resellers, and broadband service providers, as well as through its direct online store. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.