Polaris Renewable Energy (PIF) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PIF or ARR?

Polaris Renewable Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Altius Renewable Royalties. Altius Renewable Royalties 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
Polaris Renewable Energy	C$76.92M	3.58	C$7.76M	C$0.50	26.14
Altius Renewable Royalties	C$2.67M	0.00	-C$1.67M	-C$0.08	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, PIF or ARR?

Polaris Renewable Energy has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Altius Renewable Royalties has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor PIF or ARR?

In the previous week, Polaris Renewable Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Altius Renewable Royalties. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Polaris Renewable Energy and 0 mentions for Altius Renewable Royalties. Polaris Renewable Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Altius Renewable Royalties' score of 0.00 indicating that Polaris Renewable Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Polaris Renewable Energy	Positive
Altius Renewable Royalties	Neutral

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

22.0% of Polaris Renewable Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.8% of Altius Renewable Royalties shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Polaris Renewable Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 58.9% of Altius Renewable Royalties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend PIF or ARR?

Polaris Renewable Energy currently has a consensus target price of C$20.50, suggesting a potential upside of 56.85%. Altius Renewable Royalties has a consensus target price of C$17.50, suggesting a potential upside of 0.00%. Given Polaris Renewable Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Polaris Renewable Energy is more favorable than Altius Renewable Royalties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Polaris Renewable Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
Altius Renewable Royalties	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Is PIF or ARR more profitable?

Polaris Renewable Energy has a net margin of 10.08% compared to Altius Renewable Royalties' net margin of -206.69%. Polaris Renewable Energy's return on equity of 2.88% beat Altius Renewable Royalties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Polaris Renewable Energy	10.08%	2.88%	3.18%
Altius Renewable Royalties	-206.69%	-0.83%	-0.72%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PIF or ARR?

Polaris Renewable Energy received 148 more outperform votes than Altius Renewable Royalties when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 79.20% of users gave Polaris Renewable Energy an outperform vote while only 72.09% of users gave Altius Renewable Royalties an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Polaris Renewable Energy	Outperform Votes 179 79.20%	Underperform Votes 47 20.80%
Altius Renewable Royalties	Outperform Votes 31 72.09%	Underperform Votes 12 27.91%

Summary

Polaris Renewable Energy beats Altius Renewable Royalties on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.