Vision Energy (OTCMKTS:VENG – Get Free Report) and Sunrun (NASDAQ:RUN – Get Free Report) are both utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
91.7% of Sunrun shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of Sunrun shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Vision Energy and Sunrun’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Vision Energy | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Sunrun | 11.59% | 9.59% | 1.77% |
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Vision Energy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sunrun | 2 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 2.45 |
Sunrun has a consensus price target of $16.81, suggesting a potential upside of 83.55%. Given Sunrun’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sunrun is more favorable than Vision Energy.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Vision Energy and Sunrun”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Vision Energy | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Sunrun | $2.96 billion | 0.75 | $449.95 million | $1.48 | 6.19 |
Sunrun has higher revenue and earnings than Vision Energy.
Summary
Sunrun beats Vision Energy on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Vision Energy
Vision Energy Corporation, an energy company, develops midstream infrastructure for import, storage, and distribution of low-carbon energy products and hydrogen carriers to customers and supply-chains. It also develops a bulk liquid import and storage facility for the related products. The company was formerly known as Vision Hydrogen Corporation and changed its name to Vision Energy Corporation in November 2022. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey.
About Sunrun
Sunrun Inc. designs, develops, installs, sells, owns, and maintains residential solar energy systems in the United States. It also sells solar energy systems and products, such as panels and racking; and solar leads generated to customers. In addition, the company offers battery storage along with solar energy systems; and sells services to commercial developers through multi-family and new homes. Its primary customers are residential homeowners. The company markets and sells its products through direct-to-consumer approach across online, retail, mass media, digital media, canvassing, field marketing, and referral channels, as well as its partner network. Sunrun Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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