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.

Does the media refer more to AFC or CWR?

In the previous week, AFC Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Ceres Power. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for AFC Energy and 0 mentions for Ceres Power. AFC Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Ceres Power's score of 0.00 indicating that AFC Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
AFC Energy	Positive
Ceres Power	Neutral

Do analysts rate AFC or CWR?

Ceres Power has a consensus price target of GBX 340, suggesting a potential upside of 203.03%. Given Ceres Power's stronger consensus rating and 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)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Ceres Power	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

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%

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	£497.29K	158.60	-£22.39M	-£2.62	-3.52
Ceres Power	£39.90M	5.48	-£40.57M	-£20.68	-5.43

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

17.3% of AFC Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.6% of Ceres Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.2% of AFC Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 40.3% 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.

Summary

Ceres Power beats AFC Energy on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.