Solar Energy Initiatives (OTCMKTS:SNRY) and StoneX Group (NASDAQ:SNEX) Critical Analysis

Solar Energy Initiatives (OTCMKTS:SNRY) and StoneX Group (NASDAQ:SNEX) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Solar Energy Initiatives and StoneX Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Solar Energy Initiatives	N/A	N/A	N/A
StoneX Group	0.23%	15.27%	0.87%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Solar Energy Initiatives and StoneX Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Solar Energy Initiatives	0	0	0	0	0.00
StoneX Group	0	2	1	0	2.33

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Solar Energy Initiatives and StoneX Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Solar Energy Initiatives	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
StoneX Group	$132.38 billion	0.04	$305.90 million	$5.89	16.21

StoneX Group has higher revenue and earnings than Solar Energy Initiatives.

Risk & Volatility

Solar Energy Initiatives has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, StoneX Group has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.1% of Solar Energy Initiatives shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of StoneX Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.7% of StoneX Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

StoneX Group beats Solar Energy Initiatives on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About StoneX Group

StoneX Group Inc. operates as a global financial services network that connects companies, organizations, traders, and investors to market ecosystem worldwide. The company operates through Commercial, Institutional, Retail, and Global Payments segments. The Commercial segment provides risk management and hedging, exchange-traded and OTC products execution and clearing, voice brokerage, market intelligence, physical trading, and commodity financing and logistics services. The Institutional segment offers equity trading services to institutional clients; clearing and execution services in futures exchanges; brokerage foreign exchange services for the financial institutions and professional traders; and OTC products, as well as originates, structures, and places debt instruments in capital markets. This segment also operates as an institutional dealer in fixed income securities to serve asset managers, commercial bank trust and investment departments, broker-dealers, and insurance companies, as well as engages in asset management business. The Retail segment provides trading services and solutions in the global financial markets, including spot foreign exchange, precious metals trading, and contracts for differences; and wealth management services, as well as offers physical gold and other precious metals in various forms and denominations through Stonexbullion.com. The Global Payments segment provides customized payment, technology, and treasury services to banks and commercial businesses, charities, and non-governmental and government organizations; and pricing and payments services. The company was formerly known as INTL FCStone Inc. and changed its name to StoneX Group Inc. in July 2020. StoneX Group Inc. was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in New York, New York.