Clearway Energy (CWEN) Competitors

$27.09
-0.39 (-1.42%)
(As of 05/16/2024 ET)

CWEN vs. BEPC, ORA, NEP, AY, RNW, ENLT, CEPU, TDW, VAL, and SUN

Should you be buying Clearway Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Clearway Energy include Brookfield Renewable (BEPC), Ormat Technologies (ORA), NextEra Energy Partners (NEP), Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure (AY), ReNew Energy Global (RNW), Enlight Renewable Energy (ENLT), Central Puerto (CEPU), Tidewater (TDW), Valaris (VAL), and Sunoco (SUN). These companies are all part of the "oils/energy" sector.

Clearway Energy vs.

Clearway Energy (NYSE:CWEN) and Brookfield Renewable (NYSE:BEPC) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Clearway Energy received 112 more outperform votes than Brookfield Renewable when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.35% of users gave Clearway Energy an outperform vote while only 54.17% of users gave Brookfield Renewable an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Clearway EnergyOutperform Votes
125
54.35%
Underperform Votes
105
45.65%
Brookfield RenewableOutperform Votes
13
54.17%
Underperform Votes
11
45.83%

Clearway Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Brookfield Renewable pays an annual dividend of $1.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Clearway Energy pays out 243.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brookfield Renewable pays out -308.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

In the previous week, Clearway Energy had 17 more articles in the media than Brookfield Renewable. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Clearway Energy and 4 mentions for Brookfield Renewable. Brookfield Renewable's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Clearway Energy's score of 0.91 indicating that Brookfield Renewable is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Clearway Energy
10 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Brookfield Renewable
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Clearway Energy has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Renewable has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

38.0% of Clearway Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of Brookfield Renewable shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Clearway Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Clearway Energy currently has a consensus price target of $29.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.05%. Brookfield Renewable has a consensus price target of $34.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.25%. Given Brookfield Renewable's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Brookfield Renewable is more favorable than Clearway Energy.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Clearway Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57
Brookfield Renewable
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Brookfield Renewable has a net margin of 7.10% compared to Clearway Energy's net margin of 5.97%. Brookfield Renewable's return on equity of 2.19% beat Clearway Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Clearway Energy5.97% 1.67% 0.55%
Brookfield Renewable 7.10%2.19%0.81%

Clearway Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Brookfield Renewable. Brookfield Renewable is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Clearway Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Clearway Energy$1.31B4.17$79M$0.6641.05
Brookfield Renewable$5.04B1.12-$181M-$0.46-68.28

Summary

Clearway Energy and Brookfield Renewable tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CWEN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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CWEN vs. The Competition

MetricClearway EnergyElectric services IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$5.47B$13.09B$8.23B$18.12B
Dividend Yield6.00%4.67%11.59%3.46%
P/E Ratio41.0516.5415.8225.60
Price / Sales4.174.0694.5810.80
Price / Cash6.778.389.5319.66
Price / Book1.081.612.776.07
Net Income$79M$664.86M$985.01M$966.34M
7 Day Performance2.30%0.92%0.51%1.12%
1 Month Performance24.49%12.69%2.73%6.20%
1 Year Performance-13.12%9.29%8.13%133.97%

Clearway Energy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BEPC
Brookfield Renewable
3.403 of 5 stars
$30.90
-1.5%
$34.00
+10.1%
-11.0%$5.55B$5.04B-96.551,890Short Interest ↑
ORA
Ormat Technologies
4.4808 of 5 stars
$73.25
+3.7%
$84.29
+15.1%
-13.3%$4.42B$868.36M33.001,576Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
NEP
NextEra Energy Partners
2.8979 of 5 stars
$33.41
+6.6%
$41.60
+24.5%
-43.6%$3.13B$1.08B10.95N/AOptions Volume
Analyst Revision
Positive News
AY
Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure
3.3101 of 5 stars
$22.00
-3.6%
$23.13
+5.1%
-10.6%$2.55B$1.10B47.831,366Earnings Report
Analyst Downgrade
Positive News
RNW
ReNew Energy Global
2.2286 of 5 stars
$6.05
+0.3%
$8.35
+38.0%
+21.0%$2.26B$1.09B60.502,481Positive News
High Trading Volume
ENLT
Enlight Renewable Energy
0.8213 of 5 stars
$18.41
+1.3%
$18.75
+1.8%
-1.9%$2.13B$275.11M36.10287Short Interest ↓
CEPU
Central Puerto
1.9485 of 5 stars
$10.12
+1.5%
$8.00
-20.9%
+81.0%$1.53B$313.57B4.271,181
TDW
Tidewater
3.4605 of 5 stars
$106.52
+3.2%
$98.00
-8.0%
+143.4%$5.62B$1.01B42.447,300
VAL
Valaris
3.6086 of 5 stars
$75.68
+2.2%
$99.20
+31.1%
+32.4%$5.48B$1.78B6.625,985
SUN
Sunoco
1.6295 of 5 stars
$53.70
+1.7%
$62.71
+16.8%
+23.4%$5.41B$23.07B11.962,389

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