AFC Energy (AFC) Competitors

AFC Energy (LON:AFC) and Ceres Power (LON:CWR) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and dividends.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in AFC or CWR?

11.5% of AFC Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.2% of Ceres Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.4% of AFC Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Ceres Power shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is AFC or CWR more profitable?

Ceres Power has a net margin of -101.69% compared to AFC Energy's net margin of -4,502.53%. Ceres Power's return on equity of -22.96% beat AFC Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AFC Energy	-4,502.53%	-71.96%	-35.77%
Ceres Power	-101.69%	-22.96%	-12.83%

Do analysts rate AFC or CWR?

Ceres Power has a consensus price target of GBX 340, suggesting a potential upside of 46.68%. Given Ceres Power's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ceres Power is more favorable than AFC Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AFC Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Ceres Power	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to AFC or CWR?

In the previous week, Ceres Power had 13 more articles in the media than AFC Energy. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Ceres Power and 6 mentions for AFC Energy. AFC Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat Ceres Power's score of 0.34 indicating that AFC Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AFC Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Ceres Power	0 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, AFC or CWR?

AFC Energy has a beta of 2.96, meaning that its share price is 196% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ceres Power has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, AFC or CWR?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AFC Energy	£3.61M	27.67	-£22.39M	-£2.30	-3.84
Ceres Power	£44.48M	10.11	-£40.57M	-£18.25	-12.70

Summary

Ceres Power beats AFC Energy on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.