Sunrun (NASDAQ:RUN – Get Rating) and FREYR Battery (NYSE:FREY – Get Rating) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.

Volatility and Risk

Sunrun has a beta of 2.26, suggesting that its stock price is 126% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FREYR Battery has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Sunrun and FREYR Battery, as reported by MarketBeat.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Sunrun and FREYR Battery's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Sunrun has higher revenue and earnings than FREYR Battery. Sunrun is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FREYR Battery, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

90.9% of Sunrun shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.3% of FREYR Battery shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of Sunrun shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Sunrun and FREYR Battery's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Summary

Sunrun beats FREYR Battery on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sunrun

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Sunrun Inc. engages in the design, development, installation, sale, ownership, and maintenance of 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. 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 FREYR Battery

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FREYR Battery engages in the production and sale of battery cells for stationary energy storage, electric mobility, and marine applications in Europe and internationally. The company designs and manufactures lithium-ion based battery cell facilities. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Luxembourg.

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