Pineapple Energy (NASDAQ:PEGY – Get Rating) and NETGEAR (NASDAQ:NTGR – Get Rating) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

90.9% of NETGEAR shares are held by institutional investors. 7.0% of Pineapple Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of NETGEAR shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Pineapple Energy has a beta of 2.6, meaning that its stock price is 160% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NETGEAR has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

Pineapple Energy presently has a consensus price target of $5.70, indicating a potential upside of 155.61%. NETGEAR has a consensus price target of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.26%. Given Pineapple Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Pineapple Energy is more favorable than NETGEAR.

Profitability

This table compares Pineapple Energy and NETGEAR's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Pineapple Energy and NETGEAR's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

NETGEAR has higher revenue and earnings than Pineapple Energy.

About Pineapple Energy

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Pineapple Holdings, Inc. provides photovoltaic solar energy systems to residential homeowners in the United States. It offers a range of installation services, including design, engineering, procurement, permitting, construction, grid connection, warranty, monitoring, and maintenance of residential solar energy systems. The company also offers battery storage products and energy management control devices on solar systems that are paired with batteries. In addition, it develops and manufactures energy management software and hardware. Pineapple Holdings, Inc. is based in Minnetonka, Minnesota.

About NETGEAR

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NETGEAR, Inc. designs, develops, and markets networking and Internet connected products for consumers, businesses, and service providers. The company operates in two segments, Connected Home, and Small and Medium Business. It offers smart home/connected home/broadband access products, such as Wi-Fi routers and home Wi-Fi systems, broadband modems, Wi-Fi gateways, Wi-Fi hotspots, Wi-Fi range extenders, Powerline adapters and bridges, Wi-Fi network adapters, and digital canvasses; and value-added service offerings, including technical support, parental controls, and cybersecurity protection. The company also provides Ethernet switches, Wi-Fi mesh systems and access points, local and remote unified storage products, and Internet security appliances for small and medium-sized businesses, as well as education, hospitality and health markets. It markets and sells its products through traditional retailers, online retailers, wholesale distributors, direct market resellers, value-added resellers, and broadband service providers, as well as through its direct online store at . in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

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