Analyzing SUNation Energy (NASDAQ:SUNE) and Wallbox (NYSE:WBX)

SUNation Energy (NASDAQ:SUNE) and Wallbox (NYSE:WBX) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and earnings.

Volatility and Risk

SUNation Energy has a beta of 2.17, indicating that its share price is 117% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wallbox has a beta of 2.01, indicating that its share price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares SUNation Energy and Wallbox’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SUNation Energy	-8.48%	-24.03%	-11.67%
Wallbox	-70.12%	-6,451.74%	-55.57%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for SUNation Energy and Wallbox, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SUNation Energy	1	0	0	0	1.00
Wallbox	1	1	2	0	2.25

Wallbox has a consensus price target of $4.33, suggesting a potential upside of 29.55%. Given Wallbox’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Wallbox is more favorable than SUNation Energy.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares SUNation Energy and Wallbox”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SUNation Energy	$71.91 million	0.21	-$10.89 million	($0.03)	-78.67
Wallbox	$164.15 million	0.35	-$115.14 million	N/A	N/A

SUNation Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Wallbox.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

4.2% of SUNation Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.9% of Wallbox shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of SUNation Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 33.3% of Wallbox shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Wallbox beats SUNation Energy on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SUNation Energy

SUNation Energy Inc. is focused on local and regional solar, storage and energy services companies. Its portfolio of brands provides homeowners and businesses of all sizes with an end-to-end product offering spanning solar, battery storage and grid services. SUNation Energy Inc., formerly known as Pineapple Energy, is based in RONKONKOMA, N.Y.

About Wallbox

Wallbox N.V., a technology company, designs, manufactures, and distributes charging solutions for residential, business, and public use worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Europe-Middle East and Asia, North America, and Asia-Pacific. It offers EV charging hardware products, such as Pulsar Plus, Pulsar Plus Socket, Pulsar Max, and Pulsar Pro, an AC smart chargers for home and shared spaces; Commander 2, an AC smart charger for fleets and businesses with a 7-inch touchscreen display that provides a personalized and secure user interface for multiple users; Copper SB, an AC smart charger for fleets and businesses with an integrated socket that makes it compatible with both type 1 and type 2 charging cables; Quasar 2, a DC bi-directional charger for home-use that allows to charge and discharge electric vehicle; Supernova, a DC fast charger equipment designed for public use; and Hypernova that allows to optimize available power and adapt to the number of EVs connected for public charging along highways and transcontinental road networks; as well as Wallbox ABL eM4 Single and Twin chargers and eMC3 charging pole. The company also provides EV charging software solutions, including the myWallbox platform, a cloud based software designed to provide smart management of its chargers in residential and business parking settings; Electromaps, a hardware-agnostic e-mobility service provider and charger management software that enables users to find publicly available charging ports; EVectrum, a hardware-agnostic platform for managing chargers; and Sirius, an energy management solution that is designed to seamlessly integrates the electric grid with solar, on-site batteries, and other renewable energy sources. It also offers upgrades and accessories, which includes energy meters, EV charging cables, pedestals, and RFID cards; and installation, and charging network management services. Wallbox N.V. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain.