SUNation Energy (NASDAQ:SUNE – Get Free Report) and DZS (NASDAQ:DZSI – Get Free Report) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares SUNation Energy and DZS’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| SUNation Energy | -17.55% | -373.78% | -19.77% |
| DZS | -45.63% | -179.34% | -27.13% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
4.2% of SUNation Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.8% of DZS shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of SUNation Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of DZS shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| SUNation Energy | $60.93 million | 0.01 | -$8.13 million | N/A | N/A |
| DZS | $389.46 million | 0.01 | -$135.22 million | ($2.21) | -0.05 |
SUNation Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than DZS.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for SUNation Energy and DZS, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| SUNation Energy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| DZS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
DZS has a consensus target price of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 8,081.82%. Given DZS’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe DZS is more favorable than SUNation Energy.
Risk & Volatility
SUNation Energy has a beta of 2.7, suggesting that its stock price is 170% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DZS has a beta of 1.94, suggesting that its stock price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
DZS 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 DZS
DZS Inc. provides access and optical networking infrastructure and cloud software solutions in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. The company offers access edge solutions through DZS Velocity, including voice, high-definition and ultra-high-definition video, highspeed internet access, and business class services; switching and routing products; and XCelerate for increasing the velocity with which service providers can leap to multi-gigabit services. It also provides subscriber edge solutions through DZS Helix comprising optical network terminals (ONTs) and smart gateway solutions for fiber to the x (FTTx) deployment; and connected premises products, consisting of indoor/outdoor ONTs and gateways. In addition, the company offers optical edge solutions through DZS Chronos and DZS Saber, which provides solutions for mobile operators and service providers that enables them to upgrade their mobile fronthaul/midhaul/backhaul systems and migrate to fifth generation wireless technologies. Further, it provides cloud software solutions through DZS Cloud that offers a commercial, carrier-grade network-slicing enabled orchestration platform, which supports open RAN and 4G/5G networks. The company was formerly known as DASAN Zhone Solutions, Inc. and changed its name to DZS Inc. in August 2020. DZS Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Plano, Texas.
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