Sunrise New Energy (NASDAQ:EPOW – Get Free Report) and Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
31.9% of Sunrise New Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.2% of Gevo shares are owned by institutional investors. 42.5% of Sunrise New Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Gevo shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Sunrise New Energy and Gevo, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Sunrise New Energy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Gevo | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Sunrise New Energy and Gevo”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Sunrise New Energy | $46.42 million | 0.37 | -$16.64 million | N/A | N/A |
| Gevo | $160.58 million | 2.58 | -$33.84 million | ($0.13) | -13.08 |
Sunrise New Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Gevo.
Profitability
This table compares Sunrise New Energy and Gevo’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Sunrise New Energy | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Gevo | -19.38% | -5.06% | -3.41% |
Volatility & Risk
Sunrise New Energy has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gevo has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.
Summary
Gevo beats Sunrise New Energy on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Sunrise New Energy
Sunrise New Energy Co., Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of graphite anode material for EVs and other lithium-ion batteries. The company also operates a peer-to-peer knowledge sharing and enterprise service platform business. In addition, it offers education consulting, training, tailored, information technology, business incubation, enterprise information technology integration, health, and agricultural technology services, as well as cultural and artistic exchanges and planning, and conference services. The company was formerly known as Global Internet of People, Inc. Sunrise New Energy Co., Ltd. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Zibo, the People’s Republic of China.
About Gevo
Gevo, Inc. operates as a carbon abatement company. It operates through three segments: Gevo, Agri-Energy, and Renewable Natural Gas. The company focuses on transforming renewable energy into energy-dense liquid hydrocarbons that can be used as renewable fuels. It offers renewable gasoline and diesel, isobutanol, sustainable aviation fuel, renewable natural gas, isobutylene, ethanol, and animal feed and protein. The company was formerly known as Methanotech, Inc. and changed its name to Gevo, Inc. in March 2006. Gevo, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.
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