Zeo Energy (ZEO) versus Its Rivals Head to Head Review

Zeo Energy (NASDAQ:ZEO) is one of 216 public companies in the “Electrical Equipment” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Zeo Energy to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, dividends and profitability.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Zeo Energy and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Zeo Energy	$69.35 million	-$14.01 million	-0.77
Zeo Energy Competitors	$2.40 billion	$146.97 million	21.81

Zeo Energy’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Zeo Energy. Zeo Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Zeo Energy and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zeo Energy	-15.43%	-166.89%	-19.44%
Zeo Energy Competitors	-354.39%	-45.13%	-7.93%

Volatility & Risk

Zeo Energy has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zeo Energy’s rivals have a beta of -21.21, indicating that their average share price is 2,221% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Zeo Energy and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zeo Energy	1	0	0	0	1.00
Zeo Energy Competitors	2272	5144	7184	433	2.38

As a group, “Electrical Equipment” companies have a potential upside of 40.63%. Given Zeo Energy’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Zeo Energy has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

37.4% of shares of all “Electrical Equipment” companies are held by institutional investors. 33.5% of Zeo Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.1% of shares of all “Electrical Equipment” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Zeo Energy rivals beat Zeo Energy on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

Zeo Energy Company Profile

Zeo Energy Corp. provides residential solar energy systems, other energy efficient equipment, and related services in Florida, Texas, Arkansas, and Missouri, the United States. The company is involved in the selling and installing of residential solar energy systems that homeowners use electricity required to power their homes. Its residential solar energy systems comprise solar panels, inverters, and racking systems. It also offers insulation services, such as adding insulation to a home's attic or walls; energy efficiency equipment, including hybrid electric water heaters and swimming pool pumps; battery-based energy storage systems; and roofing services. Zeo Energy Corp. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in New Port Richey, Florida.