Sunnova Energy International (NOVA) Competitors

Sable Offshore (NYSE:SOC) and Sunnova Energy International (NYSE:NOVA) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and community ranking.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SOC or NOVA?

26.2% of Sable Offshore shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.3% of Sable Offshore shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Sunnova Energy International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend SOC or NOVA?

Sable Offshore currently has a consensus target price of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 83.99%. Sunnova Energy International has a consensus target price of $19.46, suggesting a potential upside of 392.57%. Given Sable Offshore's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sunnova Energy International is more favorable than Sable Offshore.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sable Offshore	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Sunnova Energy International	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

Does the media prefer SOC or NOVA?

In the previous week, Sunnova Energy International had 24 more articles in the media than Sable Offshore. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Sunnova Energy International and 2 mentions for Sable Offshore. Sunnova Energy International's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Sable Offshore's score of 0.22 indicating that Sable Offshore is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sable Offshore	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sunnova Energy International	7 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SOC or NOVA?

Sunnova Energy International received 90 more outperform votes than Sable Offshore when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Sable Offshore an outperform vote while only 56.17% of users gave Sunnova Energy International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sable Offshore	Outperform Votes 1 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Sunnova Energy International	Outperform Votes 91 56.17%	Underperform Votes 71 43.83%

Which has more risk & volatility, SOC or NOVA?

Sable Offshore has a beta of 0.03, suggesting that its share price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sunnova Energy International has a beta of 2.08, suggesting that its share price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SOC or NOVA?

Sable Offshore has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sunnova Energy International.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sable Offshore	N/A	N/A	-$32.18M	N/A	N/A
Sunnova Energy International	$720.65M	0.68	-$417.96M	-$3.50	-1.13

Is SOC or NOVA more profitable?

Sable Offshore has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Sable Offshore's net margin of -58.00%. Sunnova Energy International's return on equity of 0.00% beat Sable Offshore's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sable Offshore	N/A	N/A	-42.39%
Sunnova Energy International	-58.00%	-13.26%	-2.51%

Summary

Sable Offshore and Sunnova Energy International tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.