Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPH) & PowerBank (NASDAQ:SUUN) Head-To-Head Contrast

Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPH) and PowerBank (NASDAQ:SUUN) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

72.1% of Enphase Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Enphase Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Enphase Energy has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PowerBank has a beta of 1.75, suggesting that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Enphase Energy and PowerBank’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enphase Energy	11.69%	20.31%	5.84%
PowerBank	-21.31%	-16.47%	-3.68%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Enphase Energy and PowerBank, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enphase Energy	9	12	10	0	2.03
PowerBank	2	0	1	1	2.25

Enphase Energy presently has a consensus target price of $42.70, suggesting a potential upside of 31.48%. PowerBank has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 509.57%. Given PowerBank’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PowerBank is more favorable than Enphase Energy.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Enphase Energy	$1.47 billion	2.91	$172.13 million	$1.29	25.18
PowerBank	$29.76 million	1.04	-$22.25 million	($0.26)	-2.52

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

Summary

Enphase Energy beats PowerBank on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Enphase Energy

Enphase Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells home energy solutions for the solar photovoltaic industry in the United States and internationally. The company offers semiconductor-based microinverter, which converts energy at the individual solar module level and combines with its proprietary networking and software technologies to provide energy monitoring and control. It also provides microinverter units and related accessories, an IQ gateway; IQ batteries; the cloud-based Enlighten monitoring service; storage solutions; and electric vehicle charging solutions, as well as design, proposal, permitting, and lead generation services. The company sells its solutions to solar distributors; and directly to large installers, original equipment manufacturers, strategic partners, and homeowners, as well as through its legacy product upgrade program or online store. Enphase Energy, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Fremont, 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.