Pure Cycle (PCYO) Competitors

Nextera Energy Partners (NYSE:NEP) and Pure Cycle (NASDAQ:PCYO) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Does the media refer more to NEP or PCYO?

In the previous week, Pure Cycle had 7 more articles in the media than Nextera Energy Partners. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Pure Cycle and 0 mentions for Nextera Energy Partners. Pure Cycle's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Nextera Energy Partners' score of 0.00 indicating that Pure Cycle is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Nextera Energy Partners	Neutral
Pure Cycle	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, NEP or PCYO?

Pure Cycle has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Nextera Energy Partners. Nextera Energy Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pure Cycle, 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
Nextera Energy Partners	$1.23B	0.00	-$10M	-$0.10	N/A
Pure Cycle	$27.45M	8.81	$11.61M	$0.55	18.27

Which has more volatility and risk, NEP or PCYO?

Nextera Energy Partners has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pure Cycle has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in NEP or PCYO?

66.0% of Nextera Energy Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.4% of Pure Cycle shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Nextera Energy Partners shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.2% of Pure Cycle shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is NEP or PCYO more profitable?

Pure Cycle has a net margin of 49.58% compared to Nextera Energy Partners' net margin of -0.73%. Pure Cycle's return on equity of 10.19% beat Nextera Energy Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nextera Energy Partners	-0.73%	1.34%	0.85%
Pure Cycle	49.58%	10.19%	9.10%

Do analysts recommend NEP or PCYO?

Nextera Energy Partners currently has a consensus target price of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. Given Nextera Energy Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Nextera Energy Partners is more favorable than Pure Cycle.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nextera Energy Partners	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Pure Cycle	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Pure Cycle beats Nextera Energy Partners on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.