CWEN vs. BEPC, ORA, NEP, AY, RNW, ENLT, CEPU, TDW, VAL, and SUN
Should you be buying Clearway Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Clearway Energy include Brookfield Renewable (BEPC), Ormat Technologies (ORA), NextEra Energy Partners (NEP), Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure (AY), ReNew Energy Global (RNW), Enlight Renewable Energy (ENLT), Central Puerto (CEPU), Tidewater (TDW), Valaris (VAL), and Sunoco (SUN). These companies are all part of the "oils/energy" sector.
Clearway Energy (NYSE:CWEN) and Brookfield Renewable (NYSE:BEPC) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment.
Clearway Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Brookfield Renewable pays an annual dividend of $1.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Clearway Energy pays out 243.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brookfield Renewable pays out -308.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
38.0% of Clearway Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of Brookfield Renewable shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Clearway Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Clearway Energy received 112 more outperform votes than Brookfield Renewable when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.35% of users gave Clearway Energy an outperform vote while only 54.17% of users gave Brookfield Renewable an outperform vote.
Clearway Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Brookfield Renewable. Brookfield Renewable is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Clearway Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Clearway Energy had 10 more articles in the media than Brookfield Renewable. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Clearway Energy and 4 mentions for Brookfield Renewable. Brookfield Renewable's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Clearway Energy's score of 0.66 indicating that Brookfield Renewable is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Clearway Energy has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Renewable has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Brookfield Renewable has a net margin of 7.10% compared to Clearway Energy's net margin of 5.97%. Brookfield Renewable's return on equity of 2.19% beat Clearway Energy's return on equity.
Clearway Energy currently has a consensus price target of $29.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.37%. Brookfield Renewable has a consensus price target of $34.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.25%. Given Brookfield Renewable's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Brookfield Renewable is more favorable than Clearway Energy.
Summary
Clearway Energy and Brookfield Renewable tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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