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 dividends, valuation, earnings, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Does the media prefer GNE or NRG?

In the previous week, NRG Energy had 18 more articles in the media than Genie Energy. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for NRG Energy and 2 mentions for Genie Energy. Genie Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.83 beat NRG Energy's score of 1.43 indicating that Genie Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Genie Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
NRG Energy	16 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

49.2% of Genie Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.7% of NRG Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.4% of Genie Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of NRG Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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 prefer GNE or NRG?

NRG Energy has a consensus price target of $124.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.80%. Given NRG Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GNE or NRG?

NRG Energy received 500 more outperform votes than Genie Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.87% 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 691 65.87%	Underperform Votes 358 34.13%

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 1.8%. 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, GNE or NRG?

Genie Energy has a beta of 0.04, meaning that its share price is 96% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NRG Energy has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & 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	0.96	$19.54M	$0.14	108.14
NRG Energy	$28.13B	0.70	-$202M	$4.90	19.80

Summary

NRG Energy beats Genie Energy on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.