Comparing Solar Integrated Roofing (OTCMKTS:SIRC) & HighPeak Energy (NASDAQ:HPK)

Solar Integrated Roofing (OTCMKTS:SIRC) and HighPeak Energy (NASDAQ:HPK) 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, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Risk & Volatility

Solar Integrated Roofing has a beta of 0.24, suggesting that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HighPeak Energy has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Solar Integrated Roofing and HighPeak Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Solar Integrated Roofing	-623.62%	N/A	N/A
HighPeak Energy	15.94%	14.83%	7.60%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Solar Integrated Roofing and HighPeak Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Solar Integrated Roofing	0	0	0	0	0.00
HighPeak Energy	0	1	0	0	2.00

HighPeak Energy has a consensus target price of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.23%. Given HighPeak Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe HighPeak Energy is more favorable than Solar Integrated Roofing.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Solar Integrated Roofing and HighPeak Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Solar Integrated Roofing	$37.31 million	0.03	-$27.40 million	($0.03)	0.00
HighPeak Energy	$1.07 billion	1.53	$215.87 million	$0.67	19.36

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

24.1% of HighPeak Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of Solar Integrated Roofing shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 77.5% of HighPeak Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

HighPeak Energy beats Solar Integrated Roofing on 13 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Solar Integrated Roofing

Solar Integrated Roofing Corp. provides integrated, single-source solar power and roofing systems installation services for commercial and residential properties in the United States. It offers battery backup, electric vehicle charging, roofing, and related HVAC/electrical contracting works; and sells solar panels. The company was formerly known as Landstar Development Group, Inc. and changed its name to Solar Integrated Roofing Corp. in November 2015. Solar Integrated Roofing Corp. was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Henderson, Nevada.

About HighPeak Energy

HighPeak Energy, Inc., an independent oil and natural gas company, engages in the exploration, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids reserves in the Permian Basin in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.