Head-To-Head Analysis: SMA Solar Technology (OTCMKTS:SMTGY) versus Sunrun (NASDAQ:RUN)

SMA Solar Technology (OTCMKTS:SMTGY) and Sunrun (NASDAQ:RUN) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for SMA Solar Technology and Sunrun, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SMA Solar Technology	0	0	0	0	0.00
Sunrun	2	8	12	1	2.52

Sunrun has a consensus target price of $18.48, suggesting a potential upside of 26.41%. Given Sunrun’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sunrun is more favorable than SMA Solar Technology.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares SMA Solar Technology and Sunrun”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SMA Solar Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sunrun	$2.96 billion	1.18	$449.95 million	$2.13	6.86

Sunrun has higher revenue and earnings than SMA Solar Technology.

Profitability

This table compares SMA Solar Technology and Sunrun’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SMA Solar Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sunrun	17.88%	14.06%	2.56%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

91.7% of Sunrun shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Sunrun 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.

Summary

Sunrun beats SMA Solar Technology on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SMA Solar Technology

SMA Solar Technology AG, together with its subsidiaries, engages in development, production, and sale of PV and battery inverters, transformers, chokes, monitoring systems for PV systems, and charging solutions for electric vehicles in Germany and internationally. It operates through Home Solutions, Commercial and Industrial Solutions, and Large Scale and Project Solutions segments. The company offers string and central solar inverters for various module types; battery inverters for high voltage batteries, on- and off- grid applications, commercial and industrial storage solutions, large scale storage solutions, and accessories; medium-voltage technology products; and DC-DC converters. It also provides E-mobility charging solutions; monitoring and control solutions for PV systems; and energy data services, as well as digital solutions to design, operate, and service PV systems and energy systems. The company was formerly known as SMA Technologie AG and changed its name to SMA Solar Technology AG in June 2008. SMA Solar Technology AG was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Niestetal, Germany.

About Sunrun

Sunrun Inc. designs, develops, installs, sells, owns, and maintains residential solar energy systems in the United States. It also sells solar energy systems and products, such as panels and racking; and solar leads generated to customers. In addition, the company offers battery storage along with solar energy systems; and sells services to commercial developers through multi-family and new homes. Its primary customers are residential homeowners. The company markets and sells its products through direct-to-consumer approach across online, retail, mass media, digital media, canvassing, field marketing, and referral channels, as well as its partner network. Sunrun Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.