ADTRAN (NASDAQ:ADTN – Get Free Report) and SUNation Energy (NASDAQ:SUNE – Get Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares ADTRAN and SUNation Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| ADTRAN | -56.95% | -38.62% | -8.96% |
| SUNation Energy | -17.55% | -373.78% | -19.77% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings for ADTRAN and SUNation Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| ADTRAN | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3.20 |
| SUNation Energy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares ADTRAN and SUNation Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| ADTRAN | $922.72 million | 0.79 | -$267.69 million | ($5.69) | -1.61 |
| SUNation Energy | $60.93 million | 0.03 | -$8.13 million | N/A | N/A |
SUNation Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ADTRAN.
Risk and Volatility
ADTRAN has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SUNation Energy has a beta of 2.96, meaning that its stock price is 196% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
80.6% of ADTRAN shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.2% of SUNation Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of ADTRAN shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of SUNation Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
ADTRAN beats SUNation Energy on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About ADTRAN
ADTRAN Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides networking and communications platforms, software, systems, and services in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Network Solutions, and Services & Support. It offers residential gateways; ethernet passive optical network ONUs; gigabit passive optical network/XGS-PON ONTs; traditional SSE, routers, and switches; edge cloud; carrier ethernet network interface devices; Optical Line Terminals; Packet Aggregation, Copper Access, and Oscilloquartz; optical transport and engine solutions; infrastructure monitoring solution; and training, professional, software, and managed services. The company also provides various software, such as Mosaic One SaaS, n-Command, Procloud, MCP, AOE and ACI-E, and Ensemble Controller. It serves large, medium, and small service providers; alternative service providers, such as utilities, municipalities and fiber overbuilders; cable/MSOs; and SMBs and distributed enterprises. ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama.
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.
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