Tidewater Renewables (LCFS) Competitors

Tidewater Renewables (TSE:LCFS) and Polaris Renewable Energy (TSE:PIF) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LCFS or PIF?

Polaris Renewable Energy received 166 more outperform votes than Tidewater Renewables when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 79.04% of users gave Polaris Renewable Energy an outperform vote while only 34.88% of users gave Tidewater Renewables an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tidewater Renewables	Outperform Votes 15 34.88%	Underperform Votes 28 65.12%
Polaris Renewable Energy	Outperform Votes 181 79.04%	Underperform Votes 48 20.96%

Is LCFS or PIF more profitable?

Polaris Renewable Energy has a net margin of 9.49% compared to Tidewater Renewables' net margin of -94.04%. Polaris Renewable Energy's return on equity of 2.68% beat Tidewater Renewables' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tidewater Renewables	-94.04%	-86.51%	0.46%
Polaris Renewable Energy	9.49%	2.68%	3.18%

Do analysts prefer LCFS or PIF?

Tidewater Renewables currently has a consensus target price of C$5.04, suggesting a potential upside of 106.63%. Polaris Renewable Energy has a consensus target price of C$22.67, suggesting a potential upside of 89.36%. Given Tidewater Renewables' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Tidewater Renewables is more favorable than Polaris Renewable Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tidewater Renewables	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Polaris Renewable Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Does the media refer more to LCFS or PIF?

In the previous week, Polaris Renewable Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Tidewater Renewables. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Polaris Renewable Energy and 0 mentions for Tidewater Renewables. Polaris Renewable Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Tidewater Renewables' score of 0.00 indicating that Polaris Renewable Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Tidewater Renewables	Neutral
Polaris Renewable Energy	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, LCFS or PIF?

Tidewater Renewables has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Polaris Renewable Energy has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of LCFS or PIF?

3.6% of Tidewater Renewables shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.0% of Polaris Renewable Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 65.9% of Tidewater Renewables shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Polaris Renewable Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, LCFS or PIF?

Polaris Renewable Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Tidewater Renewables. Tidewater Renewables is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Polaris Renewable 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
Tidewater Renewables	C$387.24M	0.22	-C$364.17M	-C$10.91	-0.22
Polaris Renewable Energy	C$53.34M	3.34	C$5.06M	C$0.48	24.80

Summary

Polaris Renewable Energy beats Tidewater Renewables on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.