RGC Resources (RGCO) Competitors

Altus Power (NYSE:AMPS) and RGC Resources (NASDAQ:RGCO) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AMPS or RGCO?

RGC Resources received 85 more outperform votes than Altus Power when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.79% of users gave Altus Power an outperform vote while only 43.26% of users gave RGC Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Altus Power	Outperform Votes 37 63.79%	Underperform Votes 21 36.21%
RGC Resources	Outperform Votes 122 43.26%	Underperform Votes 160 56.74%

Is AMPS or RGCO more profitable?

Altus Power has a net margin of 19.18% compared to RGC Resources' net margin of 13.90%. RGC Resources' return on equity of 10.93% beat Altus Power's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Altus Power	19.18%	4.79%	1.16%
RGC Resources	13.90%	10.93%	3.74%

Do analysts recommend AMPS or RGCO?

Altus Power currently has a consensus price target of $5.81, suggesting a potential upside of 39.72%. Given Altus Power's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Altus Power is more favorable than RGC Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Altus Power	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
RGC Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AMPS or RGCO?

46.6% of Altus Power shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.8% of RGC Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.3% of Altus Power shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of RGC Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor AMPS or RGCO?

In the previous week, Altus Power had 12 more articles in the media than RGC Resources. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Altus Power and 3 mentions for RGC Resources. RGC Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Altus Power's score of 0.60 indicating that RGC Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Altus Power	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
RGC Resources	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, AMPS or RGCO?

RGC Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Altus Power. RGC Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Altus Power, 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
Altus Power	$155.16M	4.31	-$9.35M	$0.22	18.91
RGC Resources	$84.64M	2.56	$11.76M	$1.16	18.31

Which has more volatility & risk, AMPS or RGCO?

Altus Power has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RGC Resources has a beta of 0.17, indicating that its share price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Altus Power beats RGC Resources on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.