Crown LNG (CGBS) Competitors

Crown LNG (NASDAQ:CGBS) and Summit Midstream (NYSE:SMC) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, dividends and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility and risk, CGBS or SMC?

Crown LNG has a beta of -0.13, meaning that its share price is 113% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Summit Midstream has a beta of 2.28, meaning that its share price is 128% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer CGBS or SMC?

In the previous week, Summit Midstream had 9 more articles in the media than Crown LNG. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Summit Midstream and 1 mentions for Crown LNG. Crown LNG's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Summit Midstream's score of 0.55 indicating that Crown LNG is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Crown LNG	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Summit Midstream	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CGBS or SMC?

Crown LNG has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Summit Midstream. Summit Midstream is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crown LNG, 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
Crown LNG	N/A	N/A	-$6.19M	-$0.87	-0.27
Summit Midstream	$429.62M	1.55	-$38.95M	-$13.09	-2.73

Is CGBS or SMC more profitable?

Crown LNG has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Summit Midstream's net margin of -23.01%. Summit Midstream's return on equity of 0.71% beat Crown LNG's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crown LNG	N/A	N/A	N/A
Summit Midstream	-23.01%	0.71%	0.22%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CGBS or SMC?

21.9% of Crown LNG shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.0% of Summit Midstream shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.5% of Crown LNG shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Summit Midstream shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CGBS or SMC?

Crown LNG and Summit Midstream both received 0 outperform votes by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Crown LNG	N/A	N/A
Summit Midstream	N/A	N/A

Summary

Crown LNG and Summit Midstream tied by winning 6 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.