Tigo Energy (NASDAQ:TYGO – Get Free Report) and PowerBank (NASDAQ:SUUN – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
15.7% of Tigo Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.6% of Tigo Energy shares are owned 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.
Risk & Volatility
Tigo Energy has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PowerBank has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Tigo Energy | -44.50% | -623.75% | -48.67% |
| PowerBank | -7.86% | 2.24% | 0.65% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Tigo Energy and PowerBank, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Tigo Energy | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.33 |
| PowerBank | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2.80 |
Tigo Energy currently has a consensus price target of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 137.34%. PowerBank has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 211.53%. Given PowerBank’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PowerBank is more favorable than Tigo Energy.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Tigo Energy and PowerBank”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Tigo Energy | $54.01 million | 2.47 | -$62.75 million | ($0.65) | -2.92 |
| PowerBank | $45.62 million | 1.31 | -$22.25 million | ($0.16) | -10.03 |
PowerBank has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Tigo Energy. PowerBank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tigo Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
PowerBank beats Tigo Energy on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Tigo Energy
Tigo Energy, Inc. provides solar and energy storage solutions for the solar industry. It offers module level power electronics (MLPEs) to maximize the energy output of individual solar modules. The company also provides GO Energy Storage Systems that provide solar energy storage management capabilities; and Energy Intelligence (EI) platform, which provides monitoring and energy demand forecasting capabilities. In addition, it offers GO Battery that provides energy resilience in the event of a grid outage and optimizes energy consumption based on rate plans for home energy needs; GO Inverter, which offers energy conversion for home consumption or export to the grid; GO Link/Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS), a component for battery backup of on-grid systems; and GO Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger to reduce transportation costs. The company serves residential, commercial, and utility sectors through distributors and solar installers in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific regions. Tigo Energy, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Campbell, California.
About PowerBank
PowerBank Corporation, formerly known as SolarBank Corporation, operates as an independent renewable and clean energy project developer and asset operator in Canada and the United States. The company engages in the site origination, development, financing, engineering, procurement, construction, operation, maintenance, and asset management of solar photovoltaic power generation projects. It offers solar energy solutions in the areas of behind-the-meter solar power plants, electricity grid connected community solar gardens, and utility scale solar farms. The company was formerly known as Abundant Solar Energy Inc. and changed its name to SolarBank Corporation in October 2022. SolarBank Corporation was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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