Clearway Energy (CWEN) Competitors $26.04 +0.12 (+0.46%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends CWEN vs. FTS, LNT, WES, EVRG, AGR, EBR, WTRG, SBS, DTM, and KEPShould 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. Fortis Alliant Energy Western Midstream Partners Evergy Avangrid Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás Essential Utilities Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP DT Midstream Korea Electric Power 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. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CWEN or FTS? 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 RatioClearway Energy$1.36B3.86$79M$1.0425.04Fortis$11.44B1.81$1.17B$2.3817.53 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CWEN or FTS? 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. Is CWEN or FTS a better dividend stock? 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. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CWEN or FTS? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformClearway EnergyOutperform Votes12953.75% Underperform Votes11146.25% FortisOutperform Votes27952.64% Underperform Votes25147.36% Does the media refer more to CWEN or FTS? 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 Do analysts rate CWEN or FTS? 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) 2.75Fortis 2 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.33 Which has more volatility & risk, CWEN or FTS? 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. Is CWEN or FTS more profitable? 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% SummaryClearway Energy beats Fortis on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto 101 MediaTrump’s Sending THIS Crypto Higher on PurposeDiscover the coin set to explode before 2025! Trump could trigger THIS crypto coin… YES, I WANT THE #1 CRYPTO NOW Get Clearway Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CWEN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CWEN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricClearway EnergyElectric services IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.26B$13.70B$7.92B$19.19BDividend Yield6.54%4.48%11.48%3.58%P/E Ratio25.0414.9015.7441.22Price / Sales3.868,033.46111.4017.58Price / Cash6.878.7312.1021.28Price / Book1.052.153.675.32Net Income$79M$666.62M$953.41M$989.67M7 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 Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CWENClearway Energy3.42 of 5 stars$26.04+0.5%$33.13+27.2%-1.7%$5.26B$1.36B25.0460Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeFTSFortis3.0897 of 5 stars$42.15-0.4%N/A+4.1%$20.97B$8.53B17.779,600LNTAlliant Energy4.3403 of 5 stars$60.35-0.2%$63.39+5.0%+17.3%$15.49B$4.03B23.433,281Positive NewsWESWestern Midstream Partners2.4525 of 5 stars$39.28-1.2%$37.88-3.6%+38.1%$14.95B$3.11B10.141,377Positive NewsEVRGEvergy3.0487 of 5 stars$61.74-0.3%$61.88+0.2%+20.3%$14.20B$5.78B16.734,658Positive NewsAGRAvangrid3.3493 of 5 stars$35.71+0.3%$34.67-2.9%+12.1%$13.82B$8.31B12.237,999News CoverageEBRCentrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás1.0422 of 5 stars$5.84-1.0%N/A-30.3%$13.44B$38.08B0.008,328News CoverageWTRGEssential Utilities4.6272 of 5 stars$38.95+0.7%$44.00+13.0%-0.8%$10.70B$2.05B19.353,258Analyst RevisionPositive NewsSBSCompanhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP1.6583 of 5 stars$14.67-0.5%N/A-3.0%$10.03B$5.12B5.7511,170Analyst UpgradePositive NewsDTMDT Midstream3.963 of 5 stars$100.08+0.2%$84.78-15.3%+88.5%$9.72B$976M24.48360Analyst UpgradeNews CoveragePositive NewsKEPKorea Electric Power1.8069 of 5 stars$7.55+1.8%N/A+1.0%$9.69B$91.66T3.4448,696News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Fortis Competitors Alliant Energy Competitors Western Midstream Partners Competitors Evergy Competitors Avangrid Competitors Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás Competitors Essential Utilities Competitors Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP Competitors DT Midstream Competitors Korea Electric Power Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:CWEN) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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