Sunrun (RUN) Competitors

Bloom Energy (NYSE:BE) and Sunrun (NASDAQ:RUN) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking and dividends.

Do analysts recommend BE or RUN?

Bloom Energy presently has a consensus price target of $22.97, suggesting a potential upside of 1.77%. Sunrun has a consensus price target of $14.06, suggesting a potential upside of 61.56%. Given Sunrun's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sunrun is more favorable than Bloom Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bloom Energy	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
Sunrun	2 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.39

Does the media prefer BE or RUN?

In the previous week, Sunrun had 23 more articles in the media than Bloom Energy. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Sunrun and 5 mentions for Bloom Energy. Bloom Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Sunrun's score of 0.23 indicating that Bloom Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bloom Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Sunrun	8 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is BE or RUN more profitable?

Bloom Energy has a net margin of -10.29% compared to Sunrun's net margin of -18.80%. Sunrun's return on equity of -5.15% beat Bloom Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bloom Energy	-10.29%	-20.32%	-3.94%
Sunrun	-18.80%	-5.15%	-1.53%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BE or RUN?

77.0% of Bloom Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.7% of Sunrun shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Bloom Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Sunrun shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BE or RUN?

Bloom Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sunrun. Bloom Energy 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
Bloom Energy	$1.56B	3.35	-$302.12M	-$0.05	-451.40
Sunrun	$2.08B	0.95	-$1.60B	-$12.13	-0.72

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BE or RUN?

Sunrun received 358 more outperform votes than Bloom Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.59% of users gave Sunrun an outperform vote while only 59.78% of users gave Bloom Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bloom Energy	Outperform Votes 278 59.78%	Underperform Votes 187 40.22%
Sunrun	Outperform Votes 636 67.59%	Underperform Votes 305 32.41%

Which has more risk and volatility, BE or RUN?

Bloom Energy has a beta of 3.2, suggesting that its stock price is 220% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sunrun has a beta of 2.61, suggesting that its stock price is 161% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Sunrun beats Bloom Energy on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.