Emeren Group (SOL) Competitors

Emeren Group (NYSE:SOL) and BlackSky Technology (NYSE:BKSY) 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 earnings, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Do analysts rate SOL or BKSY?

Emeren Group presently has a consensus target price of $3.83, suggesting a potential upside of 104.99%. BlackSky Technology has a consensus target price of $17.60, suggesting a potential upside of 59.56%. Given Emeren Group's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Emeren Group is more favorable than BlackSky Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Emeren Group	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
BlackSky Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SOL or BKSY?

Emeren Group received 189 more outperform votes than BlackSky Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 86.67% of users gave BlackSky Technology an outperform vote while only 45.39% of users gave Emeren Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Emeren Group	Outperform Votes 202 45.39%	Underperform Votes 243 54.61%
BlackSky Technology	Outperform Votes 13 86.67%	Underperform Votes 2 13.33%

Which has more volatility & risk, SOL or BKSY?

Emeren Group has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackSky Technology has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor SOL or BKSY?

In the previous week, Emeren Group had 7 more articles in the media than BlackSky Technology. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Emeren Group and 2 mentions for BlackSky Technology. BlackSky Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Emeren Group's score of 0.53 indicating that BlackSky Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Emeren Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BlackSky Technology	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SOL or BKSY more profitable?

Emeren Group has a net margin of -7.14% compared to BlackSky Technology's net margin of -38.83%. Emeren Group's return on equity of -2.05% beat BlackSky Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Emeren Group	-7.14%	-2.05%	-1.55%
BlackSky Technology	-38.83%	-49.91%	-19.97%

Which has better valuation & earnings, SOL or BKSY?

Emeren Group has higher revenue and earnings than BlackSky Technology. Emeren Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BlackSky Technology, 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	$104.67M	0.92	-$3.19M	-$0.13	-14.38
BlackSky Technology	$94.49M	3.59	-$53.86M	-$2.26	-4.88

Do insiders and institutionals believe in SOL or BKSY?

44.1% of Emeren Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.2% of BlackSky Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 37.3% of Emeren Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of BlackSky Technology 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.

Summary

Emeren Group beats BlackSky Technology on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.