Sunrun vs SolarMax Technology
RUN and SMXT side by side, both in construction special trade contractors. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How RUN and SMXT compare
Sunrun is the larger company, worth 104 times as much as SolarMax Technology ($2.2B against $21.0M).
Sunrun keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 14.0% compared with −7.9% at SolarMax Technology.
Sunrun scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 3 for SolarMax Technology), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | RUN | SMXT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $2.2B | $21.0M |
| Share price | $9.07 | $4.43 |
| Change, 1 year | −50.6% | −64.2% |
| Change, 5 years | −83.5% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 2.03 | 1.51 |
| Employees | 9,059 | 72 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 4.6× | – |
| P/S | 0.6× | 0.2× (better) |
| P/B | 0.6× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.7× | – |
| PEG | 0.16 | – |
| Fair value | $33.79 | – |
| Margin of safety | 73.2% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 66.2% | – |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 26.2% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 7.5% |
| Operating margin | 6.3% (better) | −7.6% |
| Net margin | 14.0% (better) | −7.9% |
| Return on equity | 16.2% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 7.3% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | – |
| Interest coverage | – | −6.5× |
| Current ratio | 1.52 (better) | 0.98 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.11 (better) | −0.67 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 111% | – |
| Held by insiders | 3.0% | – |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$22.8M | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 30.4% | – |
Go deeper
- RUN stock overview
- RUN income statement
- RUN valuation and score
- SMXT stock overview
- SMXT income statement
- SMXT valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.