Head-To-Head Comparison: Spruce Power (NYSE:SPRU) versus Summer Energy (OTCMKTS:SUME)

Profitability

This table compares Summer Energy and Spruce Power’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
Spruce Power	-121.98%	-23.98%	-5.48%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

20.8% of Spruce Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 56.6% of Summer Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.6% of Spruce Power shares are owned 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.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Summer Energy and Spruce Power”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Summer Energy	$239.88 million	0.09	$13.74 million	N/A	N/A
Spruce Power	$79.86 million	0.72	-$65.83 million	($5.06)	-0.61

Summer Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Spruce Power.

Risk and Volatility

Summer Energy has a beta of -121.72, indicating that its stock price is 12,272% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spruce Power has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Summer Energy beats Spruce Power on 6 of the 9 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 Spruce Power

Spruce Power Holding Corporation owns and operates distributed solar energy assets in the United States. The company provides subscription-based services for homeowners and businesses to own and maintain rooftop solar and battery storage. It offers its subscription-based services to approximately 75,000 customers. The company is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.