Financial Comparison: Maxeon Solar Technologies (NASDAQ:MAXN) and Solarwindow Technologies (OTCMKTS:WNDW)

Solarwindow Technologies (OTCMKTS:WNDW) and Maxeon Solar Technologies (NASDAQ:MAXN) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Solarwindow Technologies	N/A	N/A	-$2.26 million	($0.03)	-11.35
Maxeon Solar Technologies	$176.41 million	0.23	-$614.30 million	($163.07)	-0.01

Solarwindow Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Maxeon Solar Technologies. Solarwindow Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Maxeon Solar Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

Solarwindow Technologies has a beta of -8.88, suggesting that its share price is 988% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maxeon Solar Technologies has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Solarwindow Technologies and Maxeon Solar Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Solarwindow Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00
Maxeon Solar Technologies	1	0	0	0	1.00

Insider and Institutional Ownership

47.7% of Maxeon Solar Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 67.3% of Solarwindow Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Solarwindow Technologies and Maxeon Solar Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Solarwindow Technologies	N/A	-47.10%	-44.32%
Maxeon Solar Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Maxeon Solar Technologies beats Solarwindow Technologies on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Solarwindow Technologies

SolarWindow Technologies, Inc. engages in the development of transparent electricity-generating coatings and methods under LiquidElectricity Coatings brand. The company's coatings generate electricity by harvesting light energy from natural sun, artificial light, and low, shaded, or reflected light conditions, which is applied to rigid and flexible glass, and plastic surfaces to transform ordinary surfaces into organic photovoltaic devices. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

About Maxeon Solar Technologies

Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. designs, manufactures, markets, and sells solar panels and related solar system components worldwide. The company provides interdigitated back contact and shingled solar cells and panels under the SunPower brand. It offers its products to dealers, project developers, system integrators, distributors, resellers, and residential and small-scale commercial customers. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Singapore.