Head-To-Head Contrast: Sunrun (NASDAQ:RUN) vs. Vision Energy (OTCMKTS:VENG)

Sunrun (NASDAQ:RUN) and Vision Energy (OTCMKTS:VENG) are both utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Sunrun and Vision Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sunrun	2	8	12	0	2.45
Vision Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00

Sunrun presently has a consensus price target of $16.81, suggesting a potential upside of 71.04%. Given Sunrun’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sunrun is more favorable than Vision Energy.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Sunrun and Vision Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sunrun	$2.96 billion	0.80	$449.95 million	$1.48	6.64
Vision Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Sunrun has higher revenue and earnings than Vision Energy.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

91.7% of Sunrun shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of Sunrun shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Sunrun and Vision Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sunrun	11.59%	9.59%	1.77%
Vision Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Sunrun beats Vision Energy on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sunrun

Sunrun Inc. designs, develops, installs, sells, owns, and maintains residential solar energy systems in the United States. It also sells solar energy systems and products, such as panels and racking; and solar leads generated to customers. In addition, the company offers battery storage along with solar energy systems; and sells services to commercial developers through multi-family and new homes. Its primary customers are residential homeowners. The company markets and sells its products through direct-to-consumer approach across online, retail, mass media, digital media, canvassing, field marketing, and referral channels, as well as its partner network. Sunrun Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

About Vision Energy

Vision Energy Corporation, an energy company, develops midstream infrastructure for import, storage, and distribution of low-carbon energy products and hydrogen carriers to customers and supply-chains. It also develops a bulk liquid import and storage facility for the related products. The company was formerly known as Vision Hydrogen Corporation and changed its name to Vision Energy Corporation in November 2022. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey.