Innio (NASDAQ:INIO) vs. FTC Solar (NASDAQ:FTCI) Head-To-Head Survey

Innio (NASDAQ:INIO) and FTC Solar (NASDAQ:FTCI) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

45.4% of FTC Solar shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.2% of FTC Solar shares are owned by 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Innio and FTC Solar, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Innio	1	3	8	1	2.69
FTC Solar	1	1	4	0	2.50

Innio presently has a consensus price target of $35.36, indicating a potential upside of 142.72%. FTC Solar has a consensus price target of $8.90, indicating a potential upside of 747.62%. Given FTC Solar’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe FTC Solar is more favorable than Innio.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Innio and FTC Solar”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Innio	$2.64 billion	4.14	$144.30 million	$0.23	63.35
FTC Solar	$99.69 million	0.19	-$79.58 million	($5.18)	-0.20

Innio has higher revenue and earnings than FTC Solar. FTC Solar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Innio, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Innio and FTC Solar’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Innio	2.71%	63.87%	2.98%
FTC Solar	-19.76%	N/A	-40.33%

Summary

Innio beats FTC Solar on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Innio

INNIO Group is an energy technology company that designs and manufactures reciprocating gas engines and related power generation and compression systems. Its products are marketed under the Jenbacher and Waukesha brands, alongside digital monitoring, maintenance and service offerings. The company’s equipment is used in applications including onsite and distributed power generation, industrial operations and gas compression. INNIO supports customers in markets around the world and offers solutions designed to operate with fuels such as natural gas and biogas.

About FTC Solar

FTC Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FTCI) provides solar tracker systems, software, and engineering services for utility-scale photovoltaic projects. Its technology is designed to help solar panels follow the sun throughout the day, increasing energy production and supporting more efficient project development and operation. The company’s offerings include single-axis tracker systems, proprietary tracker-control and optimization software, and related engineering, technical, and installation support. FTC Solar’s software tools are intended to help project developers and operators optimize panel positioning, account for site conditions, and manage the performance of large solar installations.