Emeren Group (SOL) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, GILT or SOL?

Gilat Satellite Networks has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Emeren Group has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GILT or SOL?

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
Gilat Satellite Networks	$266.09M	1.49	$23.50M	$0.29	23.90
Emeren Group	$104.67M	0.89	-$3.19M	-$0.13	-14.04

Do analysts recommend GILT or SOL?

Gilat Satellite Networks currently has a consensus target price of $8.50, indicating a potential upside of 22.66%. Emeren Group has a consensus target price of $4.38, indicating a potential upside of 139.73%. Given Emeren Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Emeren Group is more favorable than Gilat Satellite Networks.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gilat Satellite Networks	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Emeren Group	3 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80

Does the media prefer GILT or SOL?

In the previous week, Gilat Satellite Networks had 1 more articles in the media than Emeren Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Gilat Satellite Networks and 5 mentions for Emeren Group. Gilat Satellite Networks' average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Emeren Group's score of 0.39 indicating that Gilat Satellite Networks is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gilat Satellite Networks	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Emeren Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GILT or SOL?

Gilat Satellite Networks and Emeren Group both received 202 outperform votes by MarketBeat users. However, 64.13% of users gave Gilat Satellite Networks an outperform vote while only 45.29% of users gave Emeren Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gilat Satellite Networks	Outperform Votes 202 64.13%	Underperform Votes 113 35.87%
Emeren Group	Outperform Votes 202 45.29%	Underperform Votes 244 54.71%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GILT or SOL?

35.7% of Gilat Satellite Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.1% of Emeren Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Gilat Satellite Networks shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 37.3% of Emeren Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is GILT or SOL more profitable?

Gilat Satellite Networks has a net margin of 5.46% compared to Emeren Group's net margin of -7.14%. Gilat Satellite Networks' return on equity of 9.30% beat Emeren Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gilat Satellite Networks	5.46%	9.30%	6.17%
Emeren Group	-7.14%	-2.05%	-1.55%

Summary

Gilat Satellite Networks beats Emeren Group on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.