Clearway Energy (NYSE:CWEN – Get Free Report) and Alternus Clean Energy (OTCMKTS:ALCED – Get Free Report) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation and earnings.
Risk & Volatility
Clearway Energy has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alternus Clean Energy has a beta of -1.13, indicating that its stock price is 213% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Clearway Energy and Alternus Clean Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Clearway Energy | $1.57 billion | 4.26 | $169.00 million | $0.76 | 42.93 |
| Alternus Clean Energy | $310,000.00 | 1.58 | $21.08 million | ($1,314.00) | -0.00 |
Clearway Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Alternus Clean Energy. Alternus Clean Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Clearway Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Clearway Energy and Alternus Clean Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Clearway Energy | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3.00 |
| Alternus Clean Energy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Clearway Energy presently has a consensus price target of $44.50, indicating a potential upside of 36.38%. Given Clearway Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Clearway Energy is more favorable than Alternus Clean Energy.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
84.5% of Clearway Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Clearway Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 44.1% of Alternus Clean Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Clearway Energy and Alternus Clean Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Clearway Energy | 5.78% | 1.60% | 0.55% |
| Alternus Clean Energy | N/A | N/A | -40.51% |
Summary
Clearway Energy beats Alternus Clean Energy on 14 of the 15 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 Alternus Clean Energy
Alternus Clean Energy, Inc. operates as a power producer. It develops, installs, owns and operates utility scale solar parks in America and Europe. It operates through the United States and Europe geographical segments. The company was founded by Vincent Browne in 2017 and is headquartered in New York, NY.
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