Sunrun (RUN) Competitors

Sunrun (NASDAQ:RUN) and Novanta (NASDAQ:NOVT) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of RUN or NOVT?

91.7% of Sunrun shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Novanta shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of Sunrun shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Novanta shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, RUN or NOVT?

Novanta has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sunrun. Sunrun is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Novanta, 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	$2.04B	0.73	-$1.60B	-$12.73	-0.52
Novanta	$949.25M	4.38	$72.88M	$1.78	65.02

Does the media refer more to RUN or NOVT?

In the previous week, Novanta had 2 more articles in the media than Sunrun. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Novanta and 11 mentions for Sunrun. Novanta's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Sunrun's score of 0.57 indicating that Novanta is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sunrun	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Novanta	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RUN or NOVT?

Sunrun received 326 more outperform votes than Novanta when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.63% of users gave Novanta an outperform vote while only 68.15% of users gave Sunrun an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sunrun	Outperform Votes 629 68.15%	Underperform Votes 294 31.85%
Novanta	Outperform Votes 303 71.63%	Underperform Votes 120 28.37%

Which has more volatility & risk, RUN or NOVT?

Sunrun has a beta of 2.74, indicating that its share price is 174% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Novanta has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer RUN or NOVT?

Sunrun currently has a consensus price target of $17.20, suggesting a potential upside of 161.06%. Novanta has a consensus price target of $160.00, suggesting a potential upside of 38.25%. Given Sunrun's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sunrun is more favorable than Novanta.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sunrun	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Novanta	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is RUN or NOVT more profitable?

Novanta has a net margin of 6.52% compared to Sunrun's net margin of -18.80%. Novanta's return on equity of 15.20% beat Sunrun's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sunrun	-18.80%	-5.15%	-1.53%
Novanta	6.52%	15.20%	7.80%

Summary

Novanta beats Sunrun on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.