Crown LNG (CGBS) Competitors

Ocean Power Technologies (NASDAQ:OPTT) and Crown LNG (NASDAQ:CGBS) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer OPTT or CGBS?

In the previous week, Ocean Power Technologies had 5 more articles in the media than Crown LNG. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Ocean Power Technologies and 2 mentions for Crown LNG. Crown LNG's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Ocean Power Technologies' score of 0.32 indicating that Crown LNG is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ocean Power Technologies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Crown LNG	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, OPTT or CGBS?

Crown LNG has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ocean Power Technologies. Crown LNG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ocean Power Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ocean Power Technologies	$5.55M	1.70	-$27.48M	-$0.52	-0.31
Crown LNG	N/A	N/A	-$6.19M	-$0.87	-0.32

Do institutionals and insiders believe in OPTT or CGBS?

11.9% of Ocean Power Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.9% of Crown LNG shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Ocean Power Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 81.0% of Crown LNG shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer OPTT or CGBS?

Ocean Power Technologies received 209 more outperform votes than Crown LNG when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ocean Power Technologies	Outperform Votes 209 74.38%	Underperform Votes 72 25.62%
Crown LNG	N/A	N/A

Do analysts prefer OPTT or CGBS?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ocean Power Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Crown LNG	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has more risk & volatility, OPTT or CGBS?

Ocean Power Technologies has a beta of 2.18, indicating that its share price is 118% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crown LNG has a beta of -0.22, indicating that its share price is 122% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is OPTT or CGBS more profitable?

Crown LNG has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Ocean Power Technologies' net margin of -448.27%. Crown LNG's return on equity of 0.00% beat Ocean Power Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ocean Power Technologies	-448.27%	-101.04%	-75.41%
Crown LNG	N/A	N/A	-34.39%

Summary

Crown LNG beats Ocean Power Technologies on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.