Tidewater Renewables (LCFS) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer LCFS or ARR?

In the previous week, Tidewater Renewables' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Altius Renewable Royalties'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Tidewater Renewables	Neutral
Altius Renewable Royalties	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LCFS or ARR?

Altius Renewable Royalties received 15 more outperform votes than Tidewater Renewables when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.09% of users gave Altius Renewable Royalties an outperform vote while only 34.78% of users gave Tidewater Renewables an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tidewater Renewables	Outperform Votes 16 34.78%	Underperform Votes 30 65.22%
Altius Renewable Royalties	Outperform Votes 31 72.09%	Underperform Votes 12 27.91%

Do analysts recommend LCFS or ARR?

Tidewater Renewables presently has a consensus price target of C$4.79, indicating a potential upside of 62.43%. Altius Renewable Royalties has a consensus price target of C$17.50, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. Given Tidewater Renewables' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Tidewater Renewables is more favorable than Altius Renewable Royalties.

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
Altius Renewable Royalties	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LCFS or ARR?

3.6% of Tidewater Renewables shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.8% of Altius Renewable Royalties shares are owned by institutional investors. 65.9% of Tidewater Renewables shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 58.9% of Altius Renewable Royalties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, LCFS or ARR?

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

Is LCFS or ARR more profitable?

Tidewater Renewables has a net margin of -94.04% compared to Altius Renewable Royalties' net margin of -206.69%. Altius Renewable Royalties' return on equity of -0.83% beat Tidewater Renewables' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tidewater Renewables	-94.04%	-86.51%	0.46%
Altius Renewable Royalties	-206.69%	-0.83%	-0.72%

Which has better valuation & earnings, LCFS or ARR?

Altius Renewable Royalties has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Tidewater Renewables. Tidewater Renewables is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Altius Renewable Royalties, 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	0.27	-C$364.17M	-C$10.91	-0.27
Altius Renewable Royalties	C$2.67M	0.00	-C$1.67M	-C$0.08	N/A

Summary

Altius Renewable Royalties beats Tidewater Renewables on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.