CEG vs. UTL, BHI, GMP, CTP, ET, PVR, CLP, EUSP, TRP, and PEG
Should you be buying Challenger Energy Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Challenger Energy Group include UIL (UTL), BMO UK High Income Trust (BHI), Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust (GMP), Castleton Technology (CTP), Establishment Investment Trust (ET), Providence Resources (PVR), Clear Leisure (CLP), EU supply (EUSP), Tower Resources (TRP), and Petards Group (PEG). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry.
Challenger Energy Group vs.
Challenger Energy Group (LON:CEG) and UIL (LON:UTL) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.
Challenger Energy Group has higher revenue and earnings than UIL. UIL is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Challenger Energy Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Challenger Energy Group had 4 more articles in the media than UIL. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Challenger Energy Group and 1 mentions for UIL. Challenger Energy Group's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat UIL's score of -0.31 indicating that Challenger Energy Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
UIL received 87 more outperform votes than Challenger Energy Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.99% of users gave UIL an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Challenger Energy Group an outperform vote.
UIL has a net margin of 156.15% compared to Challenger Energy Group's net margin of -496.73%. UIL's return on equity of -16.21% beat Challenger Energy Group's return on equity.
25.3% of Challenger Energy Group shares are held by institutional investors. 44.7% of Challenger Energy Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 78.0% of UIL shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Challenger Energy Group has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UIL has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Challenger Energy Group beats UIL on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:CEG) was last updated on 3/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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