Contrasting NeoGenomics (NASDAQ:NEO) & Suncast Solar Energy (OTCMKTS:SUNC)

NeoGenomics (NASDAQ:NEO) and Suncast Solar Energy (OTCMKTS:SUNC) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

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This table compares NeoGenomics and Suncast Solar Energy’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

NeoGenomics has higher revenue and earnings than Suncast Solar Energy.

Profitability

This table compares NeoGenomics and Suncast Solar Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for NeoGenomics and Suncast Solar Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

NeoGenomics currently has a consensus target price of $40.95, suggesting a potential downside of 10.40%. Given NeoGenomics’ higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe NeoGenomics is more favorable than Suncast Solar Energy.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

91.7% of NeoGenomics shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.5% of NeoGenomics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 45.2% of Suncast Solar Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

NeoGenomics has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Suncast Solar Energy has a beta of 5.57, meaning that its stock price is 457% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

NeoGenomics beats Suncast Solar Energy on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

NeoGenomics Company Profile

NeoGenomics, Inc. operates a network of cancer-focused testing laboratories in the United States, as well as laboratories in Switzerland and Singapore. It operates in two segments, Clinical Services and Pharma Services. The company’s laboratories provide genetic and molecular testing services to hospitals, pathologists, oncologists, urologists, other clinicians and researchers, pharmaceutical firms, academic centers, and other clinical laboratories. It offers cytogenetics testing services to study normal and abnormal chromosomes and their relationship to diseases; fluorescence in-situ hybridization testing services that focus on detecting and locating the presence or absence of specific DNA sequences and genes on chromosomes; flow cytometry testing services to measure the characteristics of cell populations; immunohistochemistry and digital imaging testing services to localize proteins in cells of a tissue section, as well as to allow clients to see and utilize scanned slides, and perform quantitative analysis for various stains; and molecular testing services, which focus on the analysis of DNA and RNA, and the structure and function of genes at the molecular level. The company also provides morphologic analysis which is the process of analyzing cells under the microscope by a pathologist for the purpose of diagnosis; and testing services in support of its pharmaceutical clients’ oncology programs covering discovery and commercialization, as well as acts as a reference laboratory supplying anatomic pathology testing services. NeoGenomics, Inc. has a strategic collaboration with Inivata Limited for the commercialization of its InVisionFirst-Lung liquid biopsy test in the United States. NeoGenomics, Inc. was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Fort Myers, Florida.

Suncast Solar Energy Company Profile

Suncast Solar Energy, Inc., through its subsidiary, Environmental Testing Laboratories, Inc., provides environmental testing services in the northeast United States. The company’s services include resource conservation recovery act and hazardous waste characterization, toxic characteristic leaching procedure analyses, underground storage tank analytical assessment, landfill/ground water monitoring, and pesticide and herbicide testing in soil and groundwater services. Its services also comprise national pollution discharge elimination system effluent characteristics analysis, PCB (polychlorinated biphenyls) and PCB congener analysis, HUD lead abatement testing, fingerprint categorization, petroleum analyses, client specific deliverables, and electronic data deliverables. The company was formerly known as Paradise Music & Entertainment, Inc. and changed its name to Suncast Solar Energy, Inc. in December 2011. Suncast Solar Energy, Inc. was founded in 1984 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

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