Oakridge Global Energy Solutions (OTCMKTS:OGES) & Sunrun (NASDAQ:RUN) Critical Analysis

Sunrun (NASDAQ:RUN) and Oakridge Global Energy Solutions (OTCMKTS:OGES) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Sunrun and Oakridge Global Energy Solutions”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sunrun	$2.26 billion	1.14	-$1.60 billion	($1.82)	-6.33
Oakridge Global Energy Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Oakridge Global Energy Solutions has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sunrun.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

91.7% of Sunrun shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of Sunrun shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 90.8% of Oakridge Global Energy Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Sunrun and Oakridge Global Energy Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sunrun	-18.80%	-5.15%	-1.53%
Oakridge Global Energy Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Sunrun and Oakridge Global Energy Solutions, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sunrun	1	10	11	0	2.45
Oakridge Global Energy Solutions	0	0	0	0	0.00

Sunrun presently has a consensus price target of $19.49, indicating a potential upside of 69.17%. Given Sunrun’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sunrun is more favorable than Oakridge Global Energy Solutions.

Summary

Sunrun beats Oakridge Global Energy Solutions on 5 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 Oakridge Global Energy Solutions

Oakridge Global Energy Solutions, Inc., a development stage company, provides energy storage solutions in the United States. Its principal products include lithium ion large format prismatic cells; small format prismatic cells; and battery modules. The company distributes its products through a business development and preliminary sales team. The company was formerly known as Oak Ridge Energy Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to Oakridge Global Energy Solutions, Inc. in November 2014. Oakridge Global Energy Solutions, Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Palm Bay, Florida.