Sunrise New Energy (NASDAQ:EPOW) vs. Ameresco (NYSE:AMRC) Financial Review

Ameresco (NYSE:AMRC) and Sunrise New Energy (NASDAQ:EPOW) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Ameresco and Sunrise New Energy”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ameresco	$1.82 billion	0.43	$56.76 million	$1.02	14.57
Sunrise New Energy	$65.00 million	0.37	-$12.76 million	N/A	N/A

Ameresco has higher revenue and earnings than Sunrise New Energy.

Volatility and Risk

Ameresco has a beta of 2.24, indicating that its share price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sunrise New Energy has a beta of 0.06, indicating that its share price is 94% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

99.2% of Ameresco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.9% of Sunrise New Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 42.0% of Ameresco shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 42.5% of Sunrise New Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Ameresco and Sunrise New Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ameresco	1	3	3	0	2.29
Sunrise New Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00

Ameresco presently has a consensus price target of $20.67, indicating a potential upside of 39.02%. Given Ameresco’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Ameresco is more favorable than Sunrise New Energy.

Profitability

This table compares Ameresco and Sunrise New Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ameresco	2.97%	6.32%	1.55%
Sunrise New Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Ameresco beats Sunrise New Energy on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ameresco

Ameresco, Inc., a clean technology integrator, provides a portfolio of energy efficiency and renewable energy supply solutions in the United States, Canada, Europe, and internationally. It operates through U.S. Regions, U.S. Federal, Canada, Europe, Alternative Fuels, and All Other segments. The company offers energy efficiency, infrastructure upgrades, energy security and resilience, asset sustainability, and renewable energy solutions for businesses and organizations. It designs, develops, engineers, and installs projects that reduce the energy, as well as operations and maintenance (O&M) costs of its customers' facilities; and projects primarily include various measures customized for the facility and designed to enhance the efficiency of building systems, such as heating, ventilation, cooling, and lighting systems. In addition, the company offers renewable energy solutions and services, such as the construction of small-scale plants that the company owns or develops for customers that produce electricity, gas, heat, or cooling from renewable sources of energy and O&M services; and electricity, processed renewable gas fuel, and heat or cooling produced from renewable sources of energy. Further, the company sells photovoltaic (PV) solar energy products and systems, as well as provides consulting, and enterprise energy management services; and operates wind farms. It serves the federal, state, local governments, healthcare and educational institutions, airports, public housing authorities and public universities, municipal utilities, and commercial and industrial customers. As of December 31, 2023, the company owned and operated 185 small-scale renewable energy plants and solar PV installations. Ameresco, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts.

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.