Summer Energy (OTCMKTS:SUME) vs. Enlight Renewable Energy (NASDAQ:ENLT) Financial Comparison

Summer Energy (OTCMKTS:SUME) and Enlight Renewable Energy (NASDAQ:ENLT) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Summer Energy and Enlight Renewable Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Summer Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Enlight Renewable Energy	$398.80 million	4.69	$70.92 million	$0.36	44.97

Enlight Renewable Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Summer Energy.

Profitability

This table compares Summer Energy and Enlight Renewable Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Summer Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
Enlight Renewable Energy	11.09%	3.03%	0.88%

Volatility and Risk

Summer Energy has a beta of -129.18, meaning that its stock price is 13,018% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enlight Renewable Energy has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Summer Energy and Enlight Renewable Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Summer Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00
Enlight Renewable Energy	0	2	3	0	2.60

Enlight Renewable Energy has a consensus target price of $20.25, suggesting a potential upside of 25.08%. Given Enlight Renewable Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Enlight Renewable Energy is more favorable than Summer Energy.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

38.9% of Enlight Renewable Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 56.8% of Summer Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Enlight Renewable Energy beats Summer Energy on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Summer Energy

Summer Energy Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a retail electric provider in Texas, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Ohio, and Illinois. It procures wholesale energy and resells to commercial and residential customers. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

About Enlight Renewable Energy

Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd operates a renewable energy platform in Israel, Central-Eastern Europe, Western Europe, and the United States. The company develops, finances, constructs, owns, and operates utility-scale renewable energy projects. It develops wind energy and solar energy projects, as well as energy storage projects. The company was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Rosh Haayin, Israel.