Emeren Group (SOL) Competitors

Emeren Group (NYSE:SOL) and Gilat Satellite Networks (NASDAQ:GILT) are both small-cap electronic equipment companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Do analysts recommend SOL or GILT?

Emeren Group currently has a consensus target price of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 162.33%. Gilat Satellite Networks has a consensus target price of $8.50, indicating a potential upside of 17.97%. Given Emeren Group's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Emeren Group is more favorable than Gilat Satellite Networks.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Emeren Group	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Gilat Satellite Networks	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SOL or GILT?

Gilat Satellite Networks has higher revenue and earnings than Emeren Group. Emeren Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gilat Satellite Networks, 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
Emeren Group	$92.07M	1.06	-$12.48M	-$0.10	-19.06
Gilat Satellite Networks	$305.45M	1.34	$24.85M	$0.24	30.02

Is SOL or GILT more profitable?

Gilat Satellite Networks has a net margin of 4.32% compared to Emeren Group's net margin of -5.85%. Gilat Satellite Networks' return on equity of 8.16% beat Emeren Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Emeren Group	-5.85%	-1.45%	-1.09%
Gilat Satellite Networks	4.32%	8.16%	5.16%

Which has more risk & volatility, SOL or GILT?

Emeren Group has a beta of 2.17, indicating that its share price is 117% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gilat Satellite Networks has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SOL or GILT?

44.1% of Emeren Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.7% of Gilat Satellite Networks shares are held by institutional investors. 37.3% of Emeren Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Gilat Satellite Networks shares are held by company 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 media favor SOL or GILT?

In the previous week, Emeren Group had 3 more articles in the media than Gilat Satellite Networks. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Emeren Group and 2 mentions for Gilat Satellite Networks. Emeren Group's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Gilat Satellite Networks' score of 0.39 indicating that Emeren Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Emeren Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Gilat Satellite Networks	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Gilat Satellite Networks beats Emeren Group on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.