Caribbean Utilities (CUP.U) Competitors

Caribbean Utilities (TSE:CUP.U) and Crius Energy Unt (TSE:KWH.UN) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CUP.U or KWH.UN?

Crius Energy Unt received 113 more outperform votes than Caribbean Utilities when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.03% of users gave Crius Energy Unt an outperform vote while only 54.29% of users gave Caribbean Utilities an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Caribbean Utilities	Outperform Votes 57 54.29%	Underperform Votes 48 45.71%
Crius Energy Unt	Outperform Votes 170 59.03%	Underperform Votes 118 40.97%

Is CUP.U or KWH.UN more profitable?

Caribbean Utilities has a net margin of 13.81% compared to Crius Energy Unt's net margin of 0.00%. Caribbean Utilities' return on equity of 12.40% beat Crius Energy Unt's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Caribbean Utilities	13.81%	12.40%	3.13%
Crius Energy Unt	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer CUP.U or KWH.UN?

In the previous week, Caribbean Utilities had 2 more articles in the media than Crius Energy Unt. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Caribbean Utilities and 0 mentions for Crius Energy Unt. Caribbean Utilities' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Crius Energy Unt's score of 0.00 indicating that Caribbean Utilities is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Caribbean Utilities	Positive
Crius Energy Unt	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CUP.U or KWH.UN?

0.1% of Caribbean Utilities shares are owned by institutional investors. 58.3% of Caribbean Utilities shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CUP.U or KWH.UN?

Caribbean Utilities has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Crius Energy Unt. Crius Energy Unt is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Caribbean Utilities, 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
Caribbean Utilities	C$287.75M	1.83	C$38.76M	C$1.02	13.49
Crius Energy Unt	C$1.21B	0.00	-C$12.34M	-C$0.22	N/A

Do analysts recommend CUP.U or KWH.UN?

Caribbean Utilities currently has a consensus target price of C$14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.74%. Given Caribbean Utilities' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Caribbean Utilities is more favorable than Crius Energy Unt.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Caribbean Utilities	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Crius Energy Unt	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is CUP.U or KWH.UN a better dividend stock?

Caribbean Utilities pays an annual dividend of C$0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Crius Energy Unt pays an annual dividend of C$0.64 per share. Caribbean Utilities pays out 72.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Crius Energy Unt pays out -291.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Summary

Caribbean Utilities beats Crius Energy Unt on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.