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$26.04 +0.12 (+0.46%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET)

CWEN vs. FTS, LNT, WES, EVRG, AGR, EBR, WTRG, SBS, DTM, and KEP

Should you be buying Clearway Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Clearway Energy include Fortis (FTS), Alliant Energy (LNT), Western Midstream Partners (WES), Evergy (EVRG), Avangrid (AGR), Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás (EBR), Essential Utilities (WTRG), Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP (SBS), DT Midstream (DTM), and Korea Electric Power (KEP). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry.

Clearway Energy vs.

Clearway Energy (NYSE:CWEN) and Fortis (NYSE:FTS) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, community ranking, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Fortis has higher revenue and earnings than Clearway Energy. Fortis is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Clearway Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Clearway Energy$1.36B3.86$79M$1.0425.04
Fortis$11.44B1.81$1.17B$2.3817.53

84.5% of Clearway Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.8% of Fortis shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Clearway Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Clearway Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Fortis pays an annual dividend of $1.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Clearway Energy pays out 162.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Fortis pays out 76.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Fortis received 150 more outperform votes than Clearway Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 53.75% of users gave Clearway Energy an outperform vote while only 52.64% of users gave Fortis an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Clearway EnergyOutperform Votes
129
53.75%
Underperform Votes
111
46.25%
FortisOutperform Votes
279
52.64%
Underperform Votes
251
47.36%

In the previous week, Fortis had 2 more articles in the media than Clearway Energy. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Fortis and 5 mentions for Clearway Energy. Clearway Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat Fortis' score of 0.60 indicating that Clearway Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Clearway Energy
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Fortis
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Clearway Energy presently has a consensus price target of $33.13, suggesting a potential upside of 27.21%. Given Clearway Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Clearway Energy is more favorable than Fortis.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Clearway Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Fortis
2 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.33

Clearway Energy has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fortis has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Fortis has a net margin of 14.06% compared to Clearway Energy's net margin of 8.94%. Fortis' return on equity of 7.01% beat Clearway Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Clearway Energy8.94% 2.28% 0.84%
Fortis 14.06%7.01%2.32%

Summary

Clearway Energy beats Fortis on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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CWEN vs. The Competition

MetricClearway EnergyElectric services IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$5.26B$13.70B$7.92B$19.19B
Dividend Yield6.54%4.48%11.48%3.58%
P/E Ratio25.0414.9015.7441.22
Price / Sales3.868,033.46111.4017.58
Price / Cash6.878.7312.1021.28
Price / Book1.052.153.675.32
Net Income$79M$666.62M$953.41M$989.67M
7 Day Performance-4.55%-1.61%-3.40%-3.45%
1 Month Performance-8.18%0.73%-5.36%-3.73%
1 Year Performance-4.16%35.13%1.38%12.06%

Clearway Energy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CWEN
Clearway Energy
3.42 of 5 stars
$26.04
+0.5%
$33.13
+27.2%
-1.7%$5.26B$1.36B25.0460Positive News
High Trading Volume
FTS
Fortis
3.0897 of 5 stars
$42.15
-0.4%
N/A+4.1%$20.97B$8.53B17.779,600
LNT
Alliant Energy
4.3403 of 5 stars
$60.35
-0.2%
$63.39
+5.0%
+17.3%$15.49B$4.03B23.433,281Positive News
WES
Western Midstream Partners
2.4525 of 5 stars
$39.28
-1.2%
$37.88
-3.6%
+38.1%$14.95B$3.11B10.141,377Positive News
EVRG
Evergy
3.0487 of 5 stars
$61.74
-0.3%
$61.88
+0.2%
+20.3%$14.20B$5.78B16.734,658Positive News
AGR
Avangrid
3.3493 of 5 stars
$35.71
+0.3%
$34.67
-2.9%
+12.1%$13.82B$8.31B12.237,999News Coverage
EBR
Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás
1.0422 of 5 stars
$5.84
-1.0%
N/A-30.3%$13.44B$38.08B0.008,328News Coverage
WTRG
Essential Utilities
4.6272 of 5 stars
$38.95
+0.7%
$44.00
+13.0%
-0.8%$10.70B$2.05B19.353,258Analyst Revision
Positive News
SBS
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP
1.6583 of 5 stars
$14.67
-0.5%
N/A-3.0%$10.03B$5.12B5.7511,170Analyst Upgrade
Positive News
DTM
DT Midstream
3.963 of 5 stars
$100.08
+0.2%
$84.78
-15.3%
+88.5%$9.72B$976M24.48360Analyst Upgrade
News Coverage
Positive News
KEP
Korea Electric Power
1.8069 of 5 stars
$7.55
+1.8%
N/A+1.0%$9.69B$91.66T3.4448,696News Coverage

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