SUNation Energy (NASDAQ:SUNE) and ADTRAN (NASDAQ:ADTN) Head to Head Survey

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

Volatility & Risk

SUNation Energy has a beta of 2.96, suggesting that its share price is 196% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ADTRAN has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

4.2% of SUNation Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of ADTRAN shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of SUNation Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of ADTRAN shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares SUNation Energy and ADTRAN”s 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
ADTRAN	$922.72 million	0.79	-$267.69 million	($5.69)	-1.61

SUNation Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ADTRAN.

Profitability

This table compares SUNation Energy and ADTRAN’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%
ADTRAN	-56.95%	-38.62%	-8.96%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for SUNation Energy and ADTRAN, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SUNation Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00
ADTRAN	0	0	4	1	3.20

ADTRAN has a consensus target price of $13.50, indicating a potential upside of 47.14%. Given ADTRAN’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ADTRAN is more favorable than SUNation Energy.

Summary

ADTRAN beats SUNation Energy on 10 of the 13 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 ADTRAN

ADTRAN Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides networking and communications platforms, software, systems, and services in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Network Solutions, and Services & Support. It offers residential gateways; ethernet passive optical network ONUs; gigabit passive optical network/XGS-PON ONTs; traditional SSE, routers, and switches; edge cloud; carrier ethernet network interface devices; Optical Line Terminals; Packet Aggregation, Copper Access, and Oscilloquartz; optical transport and engine solutions; infrastructure monitoring solution; and training, professional, software, and managed services. The company also provides various software, such as Mosaic One SaaS, n-Command, Procloud, MCP, AOE and ACI-E, and Ensemble Controller. It serves large, medium, and small service providers; alternative service providers, such as utilities, municipalities and fiber overbuilders; cable/MSOs; and SMBs and distributed enterprises. ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama.