Tidewater Renewables (LCFS) Competitors

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

Does the media favor ARR or LCFS?

In the previous week, Tidewater Renewables had 2 more articles in the media than Altius Renewable Royalties. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Tidewater Renewables and 0 mentions for Altius Renewable Royalties. Tidewater Renewables' average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Altius Renewable Royalties' score of 0.00 indicating that Tidewater Renewables is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Altius Renewable Royalties	Neutral
Tidewater Renewables	Neutral

Do analysts prefer ARR or LCFS?

Altius Renewable Royalties presently has a consensus target price of C$19.25, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. Tidewater Renewables has a consensus target price of C$4.06, indicating a potential upside of 0.06%. Given Tidewater Renewables' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Tidewater Renewables is more favorable than Altius Renewable Royalties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Altius Renewable Royalties	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Tidewater Renewables	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ARR or LCFS?

Altius Renewable Royalties has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Altius Renewable Royalties	C$2.67M	0.00	-C$1.67M	-C$0.08	N/A
Tidewater Renewables	C$299.35M	0.49	-C$364.17M	-C$10.01	-0.41

Is ARR or LCFS 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
Altius Renewable Royalties	-206.69%	-0.83%	-0.72%
Tidewater Renewables	-94.04%	-86.51%	0.46%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ARR or LCFS?

21.8% of Altius Renewable Royalties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.2% of Tidewater Renewables shares are held by institutional investors. 58.9% of Altius Renewable Royalties shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 65.9% of Tidewater Renewables shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, ARR or LCFS?

Altius Renewable Royalties has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tidewater Renewables has a beta of -0.166655, suggesting that its stock price is 117% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Tidewater Renewables beats Altius Renewable Royalties on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.