Critical Comparison: Ener-Core (OTCMKTS:ENCR) & Brookfield Renewable (NYSE:BEPC)

Brookfield Renewable (NYSE:BEPC) and Ener-Core (OTCMKTS:ENCR) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability and risk.

Volatility and Risk

Brookfield Renewable has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ener-Core has a beta of 47.57, indicating that its share price is 4,657% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Brookfield Renewable and Ener-Core”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brookfield Renewable	$5.88 billion	0.94	$236.00 million	($0.89)	-42.72
Ener-Core	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Brookfield Renewable has higher revenue and earnings than Ener-Core.

Profitability

This table compares Brookfield Renewable and Ener-Core’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Renewable	-34.58%	-12.74%	-3.20%
Ener-Core	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Brookfield Renewable and Ener-Core, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookfield Renewable	1	1	3	0	2.40
Ener-Core	0	0	0	0	0.00

Brookfield Renewable currently has a consensus price target of $39.75, indicating a potential upside of 4.56%. Given Brookfield Renewable’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Brookfield Renewable is more favorable than Ener-Core.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

75.1% of Brookfield Renewable shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of Ener-Core shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

About Brookfield Renewable

Brookfield Renewable Corporation owns and operates a portfolio of renewable power and sustainable solution assets primarily in the United States, Europe, Colombia, and Brazil. It operates hydroelectric, wind, solar, and distributed energy and sustainable solutions with an installed capacity of approximately 19,161 megawatts. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in New York, New York. Brookfield Renewable Corporation operates as a subsidiary of Brookfield BRP Holdings (Canada) Inc.

About Ener-Core

Ener-Core, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, license, and market its products that are based on Power Oxidizer technologies. The company's Power Oxidizer technology generates industrial levels of usable heat in a pressure vessel using various organic gases as fuel for an oxidation reaction. Its products include Ener-Core PowerStation EC250 and Ener-Core Powerstation KG2-3GEF/PO, which have applications in landfills, distilleries, and various industrial processes. The company sells its products directly, as well as through distributors in the United States and the Netherlands. Ener-Core, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.