Tidewater Renewables (LCFS) Competitors

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

Does the media favor LCFS or SPG?

In the previous week, Tidewater Renewables' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Spark Power Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Tidewater Renewables	Neutral
Spark Power Group	Neutral

Do analysts rate LCFS or SPG?

Tidewater Renewables currently has a consensus price target of C$5.75, indicating a potential upside of 758.21%. Given Tidewater Renewables' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Tidewater Renewables is more favorable than Spark Power Group.

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
Spark Power Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

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

3.6% of Tidewater Renewables shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.4% of Spark Power Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 65.9% of Tidewater Renewables shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.6% of Spark Power Group 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LCFS or SPG?

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

Which has better valuation and earnings, LCFS or SPG?

Spark Power Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Tidewater Renewables. 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
Tidewater Renewables	C$387.24M	0.06	-C$364.17M	-C$10.91	-0.06
Spark Power Group	C$259.65M	0.00	-C$17.75M	-C$0.18	N/A

Which has more volatility and risk, LCFS or SPG?

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

Is LCFS or SPG more profitable?

Spark Power Group has a net margin of -2.72% compared to Tidewater Renewables' net margin of -94.04%. Spark Power Group's return on equity of -28.57% beat Tidewater Renewables' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tidewater Renewables	-94.04%	-86.51%	0.46%
Spark Power Group	-2.72%	-28.57%	-1.50%

Summary

Tidewater Renewables beats Spark Power Group on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.