10 Best Battery Stocks To Buy According To Analysts

3. Sunrun Inc. (NASDAQ:RUN)

Analysts Upside Potential as of March 10: 88.83%

Number of Hedge Fund Holders In Q4 2024: 38

Sunrun Inc. (NASDAQ:RUN) has established itself as the leading provider of residential solar panels, home batteries, and energy services in the United States. The corporation has helped to mainstream green energy solutions and operates on a subscription-based model. It designs, develops, installs, and maintains solar energy systems with integrated battery storage solutions for homeowners.

The company has been advancing its virtual power plant (VPP) strategy at an impressive scale. In 2024, its portfolio of VPPs successfully supported power grids across the country with a combined instantaneous peak of nearly 80 megawatts—a capacity greater than many traditional fossil-fuel power plants. More than 20,000 Sunrun Inc. (NASDAQ:RUN) customers participated in 16 virtual power plant programs across nine states and territories. In California alone, over 16,000 customers participated in the statewide CalReady program.

This initiative, as well as the company’s overall reputation for excellence, won Sunrun Inc. (NASDAQ:RUN) the 2025 Platinum Solar Award and the exclusive Preferred Partner Award by BestCompany.com. If anything, these awards are a nod to the company’s commitment to customer satisfaction, innovation, and industry leadership at a time when many competitors have struggled to maintain stability. The fact that 38 institutions believe in this stock and analysts project an 88.83% upside potential makes this company a worthy inclusion in this list.