SolarMax Technology (SMXT) Competitors

SolarMax Technology (NASDAQ:SMXT) and Southland (NASDAQ:SLND) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and community ranking.

Is SMXT or SLND more profitable?

Southland has a net margin of -10.38% compared to SolarMax Technology's net margin of -107.57%. SolarMax Technology's return on equity of 0.00% beat Southland's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SolarMax Technology	-107.57%	N/A	-47.62%
Southland	-10.38%	-47.71%	-8.75%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SMXT or SLND?

2.8% of Southland shares are owned by institutional investors. 76.8% of Southland shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SMXT or SLND?

Southland received 2 more outperform votes than SolarMax Technology when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SolarMax Technology	N/A	N/A
Southland	Outperform Votes 2 40.00%	Underperform Votes 3 60.00%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SMXT or SLND?

SolarMax Technology has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Southland. SolarMax Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Southland, 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
SolarMax Technology	$22.99M	2.19	$440K	-$0.37	-2.97
Southland	$931.57M	0.22	-$19.25M	-$2.27	-1.67

Does the media favor SMXT or SLND?

In the previous week, Southland had 6 more articles in the media than SolarMax Technology. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Southland and 5 mentions for SolarMax Technology. SolarMax Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Southland's score of 0.65 indicating that SolarMax Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SolarMax Technology	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Southland	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend SMXT or SLND?

Southland has a consensus target price of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 32.28%. Given Southland's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Southland is more favorable than SolarMax Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SolarMax Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Southland	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk & volatility, SMXT or SLND?

SolarMax Technology has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Southland has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Southland beats SolarMax Technology on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.