Head to Head Analysis: Solar Energy Initiatives (OTCMKTS:SNRY) and POET Technologies (NASDAQ:POET)

POET Technologies (NASDAQ:POET) and Solar Energy Initiatives (OTCMKTS:SNRY) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and risk.

Profitability

This table compares POET Technologies and Solar Energy Initiatives’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
POET Technologies	N/A	-221.25%	-171.60%
Solar Energy Initiatives	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility and Risk

POET Technologies has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Solar Energy Initiatives has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for POET Technologies and Solar Energy Initiatives, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
POET Technologies	0	0	1	0	3.00
Solar Energy Initiatives	0	0	0	0	N/A

POET Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $3.50, indicating a potential downside of 20.27%. Given POET Technologies’ higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe POET Technologies is more favorable than Solar Energy Initiatives.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

2.0% of POET Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Solar Energy Initiatives shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of POET Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares POET Technologies and Solar Energy Initiatives”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
POET Technologies	$116,261.00	2,339.34	-$20.27 million	($0.49)	-8.96
Solar Energy Initiatives	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Solar Energy Initiatives has lower revenue, but higher earnings than POET Technologies.

Summary

POET Technologies beats Solar Energy Initiatives on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About POET Technologies

POET Technologies Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells discrete and integrated opto-electronic solutions in Canada, the United States, Singapore, and China. It offers integration solutions based on the POET Optical Interposer, a novel platform that allows the seamless integration of electronic and photonic devices into a single multi-chip module using advanced wafer-level semiconductor manufacturing techniques. It also develops photonic integrated components. The company serves the data center, telecommunications, Internet of things and industrial sensing, automotive LIDAR, optical coherence tomography for medical devices, and virtual reality systems markets. The company was formerly known as Opel Technologies Inc. and changed its name to POET Technologies Inc. in June 2013. POET Technologies Inc. was incorporated in 1972 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

About Solar Energy Initiatives

Solar Energy Initiatives, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, markets and sells solar power products, systems, and services in the United States and the Caribbean. The company primarily designs, markets, and sells solar power systems for residential and commercial customers; and designs, markets, sells, owns, and operates solar power systems for municipal and commercial customers, as well as designs, develops, and manages solar parks. Its products include photovoltaic panels, photovoltaic roofing systems, solar thermal products, balance of system products, and management system products. The company was formerly known as NP Capital Corp. and changed its name to Solar Energy Initiatives, Inc. in September 2008. Solar Energy Initiatives, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is based in Cary, North Carolina.