Sunnova Energy International (NOVA) Competitors $4.49 +0.02 (+0.45%) (As of 12/9/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends NOVA vs. UTL, GNE, VVPR, ALCE, DUK, PCG, PEG, XEL, EXC, and EDShould you be buying Sunnova Energy International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sunnova Energy International include Unitil (UTL), Genie Energy (GNE), VivoPower International (VVPR), Alternus Clean Energy (ALCE), Duke Energy (DUK), PG&E (PCG), Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG), Xcel Energy (XEL), Exelon (EXC), and Consolidated Edison (ED). These companies are all part of the "electric & other services combined" industry. Sunnova Energy International vs. Unitil Genie Energy VivoPower International Alternus Clean Energy Duke Energy PG&E Public Service Enterprise Group Xcel Energy Exelon Consolidated Edison Sunnova Energy International (NYSE:NOVA) and Unitil (NYSE:UTL) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends and institutional ownership. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NOVA or UTL? Unitil received 228 more outperform votes than Sunnova Energy International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.79% of users gave Unitil an outperform vote while only 55.56% of users gave Sunnova Energy International an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSunnova Energy InternationalOutperform Votes11055.56% Underperform Votes8844.44% UnitilOutperform Votes33861.79% Underperform Votes20938.21% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NOVA or UTL? 76.8% of Unitil shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Sunnova Energy International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Unitil shares are held by company 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. Which has better valuation & earnings, NOVA or UTL? Unitil has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sunnova Energy International. Sunnova Energy International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Unitil, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSunnova Energy International$809.98M0.69-$417.96M-$3.35-1.34Unitil$557.10M1.68$45.20M$2.9319.67 Do analysts rate NOVA or UTL? Sunnova Energy International presently has a consensus price target of $10.73, indicating a potential upside of 139.16%. Given Sunnova Energy International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Sunnova Energy International is more favorable than Unitil.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Sunnova Energy International 1 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.48Unitil 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media refer more to NOVA or UTL? In the previous week, Sunnova Energy International had 2 more articles in the media than Unitil. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Sunnova Energy International and 1 mentions for Unitil. Unitil's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Sunnova Energy International's score of 0.95 indicating that Unitil is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Sunnova Energy International 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Unitil 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has more risk & volatility, NOVA or UTL? Sunnova Energy International has a beta of 2.22, indicating that its share price is 122% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Unitil has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is NOVA or UTL more profitable? Unitil has a net margin of 9.46% compared to Sunnova Energy International's net margin of -51.02%. Unitil's return on equity of 9.43% beat Sunnova Energy International's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Sunnova Energy International-51.02% -11.15% -2.06% Unitil 9.46%9.43%2.79% SummaryUnitil beats Sunnova Energy International on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Insiders ExposedNo one’s talking about these Trump tradesAs you likely know, the “Trump bump” launched stocks to record highs after he secured his second reelection bid. Now, Trump and his team are coming to gut government regulation – and it’s going to create some incredible market opportunities. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart NOVA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSunnova Energy InternationalElectric & other services combined IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$558.54M$20.41B$7.89B$20.25BDividend YieldN/A3.35%11.56%3.47%P/E Ratio-1.3417.9515.2139.66Price / Sales0.692.20109.2318.24Price / CashN/A8.5811.8918.56Price / Book0.281.813.225.69Net Income-$417.96M$896.09M$897.47M$985.82M7 Day Performance-16.48%-3.18%-2.18%-0.67%1 Month Performance42.83%2.23%10.31%1.42%1 Year Performance-56.92%4.56%7.80%23.85% Sunnova Energy International Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NOVASunnova Energy International4.4485 of 5 stars$4.49+0.4%$10.73+139.2%-57.1%$558.54M$809.98M-1.342,047Analyst DowngradeGap DownUTLUnitil3.185 of 5 stars$58.23+0.8%N/A+13.0%$942.74M$557.10M19.72536Positive NewsGNEGenie Energy1.8494 of 5 stars$14.45-0.3%N/A-45.3%$393.04M$428.71M103.51190Positive NewsVVPRVivoPower International0.239 of 5 stars$1.19+6.4%N/A-34.5%$5.29M$15.06M0.00240ALCEAlternus Clean EnergyN/A$1.00flatN/AN/A$4.37M$20.08M0.00N/AGap DownDUKDuke Energy4.3619 of 5 stars$112.13+0.0%$121.69+8.5%+18.8%$86.62B$29.06B20.6127,037Analyst RevisionPCGPG&E4.4327 of 5 stars$20.25-0.4%$23.10+14.1%+15.4%$52.96B$24.43B15.8828,010PEGPublic Service Enterprise Group4.8551 of 5 stars$88.74-1.4%$88.08-0.7%+43.8%$44.21B$11.24B22.1112,543Positive NewsXELXcel Energy3.8886 of 5 stars$69.31-0.6%$67.00-3.3%+14.5%$39.80B$14.21B20.6911,311Analyst RevisionPositive NewsEXCExelon4.6411 of 5 stars$37.85-0.3%$41.25+9.0%-3.5%$38.03B$21.73B15.5819,962Analyst RevisionEDConsolidated Edison4.4467 of 5 stars$95.01+0.2%$99.13+4.3%+3.6%$32.91B$14.66B17.8614,592Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Unitil Alternatives Genie Energy Alternatives VivoPower International Alternatives Alternus Clean Energy Alternatives Duke Energy Alternatives PG&E Alternatives Public Service Enterprise Group Alternatives Xcel Energy Alternatives Exelon Alternatives Consolidated Edison Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:NOVA) was last updated on 12/9/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT abou...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredDid You See Trump’s Bombshell Exec. 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