Microvast (MVST) Competitors

Microvast (NASDAQ:MVST) and Sunrun (NASDAQ:RUN) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in MVST or RUN?

20.7% of Microvast shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.7% of Sunrun shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.8% of Microvast shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Sunrun shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer MVST or RUN?

In the previous week, Sunrun had 9 more articles in the media than Microvast. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Sunrun and 10 mentions for Microvast. Sunrun's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Microvast's score of 0.42 indicating that Sunrun is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Microvast	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Sunrun	12 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, MVST or RUN?

Microvast has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sunrun. Microvast is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sunrun, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Microvast	$414.94M	2.96	-$106.34M	-$0.43	-8.77
Sunrun	$2.08B	1.27	-$1.60B	-$12.13	-0.95

Do analysts prefer MVST or RUN?

Microvast currently has a consensus price target of $3.00, suggesting a potential downside of 20.42%. Sunrun has a consensus price target of $14.92, suggesting a potential upside of 29.27%. Given Sunrun's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sunrun is more favorable than Microvast.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Microvast	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Sunrun	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.48

Which has more volatility & risk, MVST or RUN?

Microvast has a beta of 2.72, meaning that its stock price is 172% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sunrun has a beta of 2.66, meaning that its stock price is 166% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MVST or RUN more profitable?

Sunrun has a net margin of -18.80% compared to Microvast's net margin of -30.88%. Sunrun's return on equity of -5.15% beat Microvast's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Microvast	-30.88%	-22.10%	-11.19%
Sunrun	-18.80%	-5.15%	-1.53%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MVST or RUN?

Sunrun received 621 more outperform votes than Microvast when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.99% of users gave Sunrun an outperform vote while only 46.15% of users gave Microvast an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Microvast	Outperform Votes 12 46.15%	Underperform Votes 14 53.85%
Sunrun	Outperform Votes 633 67.99%	Underperform Votes 298 32.01%

Summary

Sunrun beats Microvast on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.