Clearway Energy (NYSE:CWEN) & Itm Power (OTCMKTS:ITMPF) Financial Review

Clearway Energy (NYSE:CWEN) and Itm Power (OTCMKTS:ITMPF) are both utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clearway Energy	0.13%	0.04%	0.01%
Itm Power	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Clearway Energy	$1.49 billion	4.30	$169.00 million	$0.04	777.92
Itm Power	$33.35 million	25.08	-$58.30 million	N/A	N/A

Clearway Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Itm Power.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Clearway Energy and Itm Power, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Clearway Energy	1	2	4	2	2.78
Itm Power	0	1	1	0	2.50

Clearway Energy currently has a consensus target price of $44.00, indicating a potential upside of 41.40%. Given Clearway Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Clearway Energy is more favorable than Itm Power.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

84.5% of Clearway Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Clearway Energy shares are held 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.

Volatility & Risk

Clearway Energy has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Itm Power has a beta of 3.33, indicating that its stock price is 233% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Clearway Energy beats Itm Power on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Itm Power

ITM Power Plc designs and manufactures proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysers in the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, rest of Europe, and the United States. Its product portfolio includes TRIDENT, an PEM electrolysers stack technology; NEPTUNE, a 2MW plug and play electrolyser for small to mid-size projects; and POSEIDON, a cutting-edge 20 MW module for large-scale projects. ITM Power Plc was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Sheffield, the United Kingdom.