Tigo Energy (NASDAQ:TYGO) versus SemiLEDs (NASDAQ:LEDS) Head-To-Head Comparison

Tigo Energy (NASDAQ:TYGO) and SemiLEDs (NASDAQ:LEDS) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

15.7% of Tigo Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.3% of SemiLEDs shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.6% of Tigo Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 40.0% of SemiLEDs shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Tigo Energy and SemiLEDs’ gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tigo Energy	$145.23 million	0.44	-$980,000.00	N/A	N/A
SemiLEDs	$5.98 million	1.33	-$2.69 million	($0.56)	-2.86

Tigo Energy has higher revenue and earnings than SemiLEDs.

Profitability

This table compares Tigo Energy and SemiLEDs’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tigo Energy	N/A	-55.89%	-19.15%
SemiLEDs	-46.78%	-166.93%	-19.69%

Risk & Volatility

Tigo Energy has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SemiLEDs has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Tigo Energy and SemiLEDs, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tigo Energy	0	2	3	0	2.60
SemiLEDs	0	0	0	0	N/A

Tigo Energy currently has a consensus target price of $7.05, suggesting a potential upside of 558.88%. Given Tigo Energy’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Tigo Energy is more favorable than SemiLEDs.

Summary

Tigo Energy beats SemiLEDs on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tigo Energy

Tigo Energy, Inc. provides solar and energy storage solutions for the solar industry. It offers module level power electronics (MLPEs) to maximize the energy output of individual solar modules. The company also provides GO Energy Storage Systems that provide solar energy storage management capabilities; and Energy Intelligence (EI) platform, which provides monitoring and energy demand forecasting capabilities. In addition, it offers GO Battery that provides energy resilience in the event of a grid outage and optimizes energy consumption based on rate plans for home energy needs; GO Inverter, which offers energy conversion for home consumption or export to the grid; GO Link/Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS), a component for battery backup of on-grid systems; and GO Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger to reduce transportation costs. The company serves residential, commercial, and utility sectors through distributors and solar installers in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific regions. Tigo Energy, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Campbell, California.

About SemiLEDs

SemiLEDs Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells light emitting diode (LED) chips, LED components, and LED modules and systems in the United States, Taiwan, the Netherlands, Germany, Japan, and internationally. The company also sells enhanced vertical, LED product series in blue, white, green, and UV; LED chips to packagers or distributors; and lighting products primarily to original design manufacturers of lighting products and the end-users of lighting devices, as well as packs and sells its LED chips. Its products are used for general lighting applications, including commercial, industrial, and residential lighting; and specialty industrial applications, such as ultraviolet or UV, curing of polymers, LED light therapy in medical/cosmetic applications, counterfeit detection, germicidal and viricidal devices LED lighting for horticulture applications, architectural lighting, and entertainment lighting. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Chu-Nan, Taiwan.