Head-To-Head Contrast: Tigo Energy (NASDAQ:TYGO) and Real Goods Solar (OTCMKTS:RGSEQ)

Real Goods Solar (OTCMKTS:RGSEQ) and Tigo Energy (NASDAQ:TYGO) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

15.7% of Tigo Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Real Goods Solar shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.6% of Tigo Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Real Goods Solar and Tigo Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Real Goods Solar	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tigo Energy	$103.54 million	2.87	-$1.88 million	($0.05)	-78.62

Real Goods Solar has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Tigo Energy.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Real Goods Solar and Tigo Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Real Goods Solar	0	0	0	0	0.00
Tigo Energy	1	0	2	0	2.33

Tigo Energy has a consensus target price of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 14.47%. Given Tigo Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Tigo Energy is more favorable than Real Goods Solar.

Profitability

This table compares Real Goods Solar and Tigo Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Real Goods Solar	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tigo Energy	-1.82%	-136.32%	-18.25%

Summary

Tigo Energy beats Real Goods Solar on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Real Goods Solar

Real Goods Solar, Inc. provides solar energy systems to homeowners, and commercial building owners. It offers turnkey services, including design, procurement, permitting, build-out, grid connection, financing referrals, and warranty and customer satisfaction activities. The firm operates through three segments: Solar Division, POWERHOUSE and Other. The Solar Division segment engages the installation of solar energy systems for homeowners, including lease financing thereof, and small business commercial. The POWERHOUSE segment engages in the manufacturing and sales of solar shingles. The Other segment engages in corporate operations. The Other segment consists of corporate operations. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

About Tigo Energy

Tigo Energy, Inc. provides solar and energy storage solutions for the solar industry. It offers module level power electronics (MLPEs) to maximize the energy output of individual solar modules. The company also provides GO Energy Storage Systems that provide solar energy storage management capabilities; and Energy Intelligence (EI) platform, which provides monitoring and energy demand forecasting capabilities. In addition, it offers GO Battery that provides energy resilience in the event of a grid outage and optimizes energy consumption based on rate plans for home energy needs; GO Inverter, which offers energy conversion for home consumption or export to the grid; GO Link/Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS), a component for battery backup of on-grid systems; and GO Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger to reduce transportation costs. The company serves residential, commercial, and utility sectors through distributors and solar installers in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific regions. Tigo Energy, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Campbell, California.