Tidewater Renewables (LCFS) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, SPG or LCFS?

Spark Power Group has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tidewater Renewables has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SPG or LCFS?

1.4% of Spark Power Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.6% of Tidewater Renewables shares are held by institutional investors. 30.6% of Spark Power Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 65.9% of Tidewater Renewables shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SPG or LCFS?

Spark Power Group received 8 more outperform votes than Tidewater Renewables when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.89% of users gave Spark Power Group an outperform vote while only 34.88% of users gave Tidewater Renewables an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Spark Power Group	Outperform Votes 23 63.89%	Underperform Votes 13 36.11%
Tidewater Renewables	Outperform Votes 15 34.88%	Underperform Votes 28 65.12%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, SPG or LCFS?

Tidewater Renewables has higher revenue and earnings than Spark Power Group. Tidewater Renewables is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spark Power Group, 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
Spark Power Group	C$259.65M	0.00	-C$17.75M	-C$0.18	N/A
Tidewater Renewables	C$323.10M	0.08	-C$9.54M	-C$0.29	-2.69

Do analysts prefer SPG or LCFS?

Tidewater Renewables has a consensus target price of C$5.75, indicating a potential upside of 637.18%. Given Tidewater Renewables' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Tidewater Renewables is more favorable than Spark Power Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Spark Power Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Tidewater Renewables	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is SPG or LCFS more profitable?

Spark Power Group has a net margin of -2.72% compared to Tidewater Renewables' net margin of -2.95%. Tidewater Renewables' return on equity of -1.80% beat Spark Power Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Spark Power Group	-2.72%	-28.57%	-1.50%
Tidewater Renewables	-2.95%	-1.80%	0.46%

Does the media favor SPG or LCFS?

In the previous week, Tidewater Renewables had 2 more articles in the media than Spark Power Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Tidewater Renewables and 0 mentions for Spark Power Group. Spark Power Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Tidewater Renewables'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Spark Power Group	Neutral
Tidewater Renewables	Neutral

Summary

Tidewater Renewables beats Spark Power Group on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.