Head to Head Analysis: Sunrun (NASDAQ:RUN) and Electriq Power (NYSE:ELIQ)

Electriq Power (NYSE:ELIQ) and Sunrun (NASDAQ:RUN) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Electriq Power and Sunrun, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Electriq Power	0	0	0	0	N/A
Sunrun	0	7	13	0	2.65

Sunrun has a consensus price target of $21.47, indicating a potential upside of 69.75%. Given Sunrun’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sunrun is more favorable than Electriq Power.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

7.6% of Electriq Power shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.7% of Sunrun shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.4% of Electriq Power shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Sunrun shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Electriq Power and Sunrun’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Electriq Power	N/A	N/A	-12.52%
Sunrun	-68.22%	-3.58%	-1.15%

Risk & Volatility

Electriq Power has a beta of -0.06, meaning that its stock price is 106% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sunrun has a beta of 2.61, meaning that its stock price is 161% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Electriq Power and Sunrun’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Electriq Power	$1.66 million	0.24	$10.44 million	N/A	N/A
Sunrun	$2.26 billion	1.24	-$1.60 billion	($6.67)	-1.90

Electriq Power has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sunrun.

Summary

Sunrun beats Electriq Power on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Electriq Power

Electriq Power Holdings, Inc. provides turnkey intelligent energy storage and management solutions for homes and small businesses. The company offers PowerPod2, a smart home battery backup system. Its solutions enable cities, municipalities, and utilities to provide constituents with a path to sustainable and resilient sources of energy. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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.