Contrasting Pineapple Energy (NASDAQ:PEGY) & Westell Technologies (OTCMKTS:WSTL)

Volatility and Risk

Pineapple Energy has a beta of 2.81, meaning that its stock price is 181% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Westell Technologies has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Pineapple Energy and Westell Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pineapple Energy	-17.55%	-373.78%	-19.77%
Westell Technologies	-30.99%	-18.79%	-15.09%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Pineapple Energy and Westell Technologies”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pineapple Energy	$60.93 million	0.04	-$8.13 million	($262.17)	0.00
Westell Technologies	$29.96 million	3.53	-$10.10 million	($0.56)	-11.96

Pineapple Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Westell Technologies. Westell Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pineapple Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

4.2% of Pineapple Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.9% of Westell Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Pineapple Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 24.7% of Westell Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Westell Technologies beats Pineapple Energy on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pineapple Energy

Pineapple Energy Inc. engages in the sale, design, and installation of photovoltaic solar energy systems and battery storage systems in the United States. Its brand portfolio includes SUNation, Hawaii Energy Connection, E-Gear, Sungevity, and Horizon Solar Power. The company develops and manufactures energy management software and hardware, such as energy management control devices on solar systems that are paired with batteries. It primarily serves residential homeowners, as well as commercial owners, other municipal customers, energy services companies, and other utilities. Pineapple Energy Inc. was founded in 1969 and is based in Minnetonka, Minnesota.

About Westell Technologies

Westell Technologies, Inc., through its subsidiary, Westell, Inc., designs and distributes telecommunications products to telephone companies in the United States. The company operates through three segments: In-Building Wireless (IBW), Intelligent Site Management (ISM), and Communications Network Solutions (CNS). The IBW segment offers distributed antenna system conditioners; digital repeaters; battery backup units; and system components and antennas, including couplers, duplexers, splitters, filters, and tappers for commercial and public safety in-building wireless systems. The ISM segment provides a suite of remote units, which provide machine-to-machine communications that enable operators to remotely monitor, manage, and control site infrastructure and support systems. The CNS segment provides a range of indoor and outdoor network infrastructure, such as integrated cabinets, power distribution products, copper and fiber connectivity products, and T1 network interface units. The company serves wireless and wireline service providers, multiple systems operators, Internet service providers, systems integrators, neutral host operators, and distributors through field sales organization, distributors, and partners. Westell Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Aurora, Illinois.