Sunrun - RUN Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, RUN or FLNC?

Sunrun has a beta of 2.3, suggesting that its stock price is 130% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fluence Energy has a beta of 2.73, suggesting that its stock price is 173% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, RUN or FLNC?

Sunrun has higher revenue and earnings than Fluence Energy. Fluence 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
Sunrun	$2.32 billion	1.66	$173.38 million	$0.77	23.30
Fluence Energy	$1.20 billion	2.35	-$104.49 million	-$1.23	-13.13

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RUN or FLNC?

Sunrun received 548 more outperform votes than Fluence Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.44% of users gave Sunrun an outperform vote while only 39.34% of users gave Fluence Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sunrun	Outperform Votes 572 70.44%	Underperform Votes 240 29.56%
Fluence Energy	Outperform Votes 24 39.34%	Underperform Votes 37 60.66%

Does the media prefer RUN or FLNC?

In the previous week, Sunrun had 14 more articles in the media than Fluence Energy. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Sunrun and 4 mentions for Fluence Energy. Fluence Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.24 beat Sunrun's score of 0.13 indicating that Fluence Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Is RUN or FLNC more profitable?

Sunrun has a net margin of 7.47% compared to Fluence Energy's net margin of -7.52%. Sunrun's return on equity of 2.37% beat Fluence Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sunrun	7.47%	2.37%	0.95%
Fluence Energy	-7.52%	-21.82%	-8.10%

Do analysts prefer RUN or FLNC?

Sunrun currently has a consensus price target of $40.89, indicating a potential upside of 127.95%. Fluence Energy has a consensus price target of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 54.80%. Given Sunrun's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Sunrun is more favorable than Fluence Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sunrun	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.74
Fluence Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

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

86.2% of Sunrun shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.6% of Fluence Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of Sunrun shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Fluence Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Sunrun beats Fluence Energy on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.