Reviewing CN Energy Group. (NASDAQ:CNEY) & Clearway Energy (NYSE:CWEN)

CN Energy Group. (NASDAQ:CNEY) and Clearway Energy (NYSE:CWEN) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Volatility and Risk

CN Energy Group. has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clearway Energy has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

7.6% of CN Energy Group. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Clearway Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Clearway Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for CN Energy Group. and Clearway Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CN Energy Group.	1	0	0	0	1.00
Clearway Energy	0	4	5	0	2.56

Clearway Energy has a consensus target price of $36.57, indicating a potential upside of 13.15%. Given Clearway Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Clearway Energy is more favorable than CN Energy Group..

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares CN Energy Group. and Clearway Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CN Energy Group.	$36.05 million	0.15	-$14.04 million	N/A	N/A
Clearway Energy	$1.37 billion	4.77	$88.00 million	$0.65	49.72

Clearway Energy has higher revenue and earnings than CN Energy Group..

Profitability

This table compares CN Energy Group. and Clearway Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CN Energy Group.	N/A	N/A	N/A
Clearway Energy	5.31%	1.37%	0.51%

Summary

Clearway Energy beats CN Energy Group. on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CN Energy Group.

CN Energy Group. Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and supply of wood-based activated carbon primarily in China. The company’s activated carbon is used in pharmaceutical manufacturing, industrial manufacturing, water purification, environmental protection, and food and beverage production. It also engages in the generation and supply of biomass electricity; production of steam for heating; sale of minerals, stone, metal materials, construction materials, wood, chemical materials and products, rubber products, and paper products; management and conversion of forest and natural ecosystem; and forest acquisition, rights transfer, and nurturing, and timber harvesting and processing activities. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Lishui, China.

About Clearway Energy

Clearway Energy, Inc. operates in the renewable energy business in the United States. The company operates through Conventional and Renewables segments. It has approximately 6,000 net MW of installed wind, solar, and energy generation projects; and approximately 2,500 net MW of natural gas-fired generation facilities. The company was formerly known as NRG Yield, Inc. and changed its name to Clearway Energy, Inc. in August 2018. Clearway Energy, Inc. was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Princeton, New Jersey. Clearway Energy, Inc. is a subsidiary of Clearway Energy Group LLC.