Genie Energy (GNE) Competitors

Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE) and NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Does the media favor GNE or NRG?

In the previous week, NRG Energy had 15 more articles in the media than Genie Energy. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for NRG Energy and 4 mentions for Genie Energy. NRG Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Genie Energy's score of 0.58 indicating that NRG Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Genie Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NRG Energy	15 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is GNE or NRG a better dividend stock?

Genie Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. NRG Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Genie Energy pays out 214.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. NRG Energy pays out 35.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GNE or NRG?

NRG Energy received 499 more outperform votes than Genie Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.84% of users gave NRG Energy an outperform vote while only 57.88% of users gave Genie Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Genie Energy	Outperform Votes 191 57.88%	Underperform Votes 139 42.12%
NRG Energy	Outperform Votes 690 65.84%	Underperform Votes 358 34.16%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GNE or NRG?

49.2% of Genie Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.7% of NRG Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 16.5% of Genie Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of NRG Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, GNE or NRG?

Genie Energy has a beta of 0.02, suggesting that its share price is 98% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NRG Energy has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, GNE or NRG?

Genie Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than NRG Energy. NRG Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Genie Energy, 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
Genie Energy	$425.20M	0.95	$19.54M	$0.14	105.57
NRG Energy	$28.13B	0.74	-$202M	$4.90	20.87

Is GNE or NRG more profitable?

NRG Energy has a net margin of 3.43% compared to Genie Energy's net margin of 0.80%. NRG Energy's return on equity of 48.96% beat Genie Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Genie Energy	0.80%	21.48%	12.24%
NRG Energy	3.43%	48.96%	4.73%

Do analysts rate GNE or NRG?

NRG Energy has a consensus target price of $123.29, indicating a potential upside of 20.56%. Given NRG Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NRG Energy is more favorable than Genie Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Genie Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
NRG Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Summary

NRG Energy beats Genie Energy on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.