Sunrun (RUN) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer RUN or CAE?

Sunrun currently has a consensus price target of $19.11, indicating a potential upside of 104.65%. CAE has a consensus price target of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.63%. Given Sunrun's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Sunrun is more favorable than CAE.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sunrun	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.59
CAE	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22

Does the media refer more to RUN or CAE?

In the previous week, Sunrun had 11 more articles in the media than CAE. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Sunrun and 4 mentions for CAE. Sunrun's average media sentiment score of 0.21 beat CAE's score of 0.04 indicating that Sunrun is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sunrun	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
CAE	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in RUN or CAE?

91.7% of Sunrun shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.4% of CAE shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of Sunrun shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of CAE shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is RUN or CAE more profitable?

CAE has a net margin of -7.49% compared to Sunrun's net margin of -18.80%. CAE's return on equity of 5.79% beat Sunrun's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sunrun	-18.80%	-5.15%	-1.53%
CAE	-7.49%	5.79%	2.56%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RUN or CAE?

Sunrun received 57 more outperform votes than CAE when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.35% of users gave Sunrun an outperform vote while only 62.17% of users gave CAE an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sunrun	Outperform Votes 624 68.35%	Underperform Votes 289 31.65%
CAE	Outperform Votes 567 62.17%	Underperform Votes 345 37.83%

Which has more volatility and risk, RUN or CAE?

Sunrun has a beta of 2.58, meaning that its stock price is 158% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CAE has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, RUN or CAE?

CAE has higher revenue and earnings than Sunrun. CAE 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	$2.26B	0.93	-$1.60B	-$1.82	-5.13
CAE	$4.43B	1.76	-$225.35M	-$0.77	-31.64

Summary

Sunrun beats CAE on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.