AFC Energy (AFC) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CWR or AFC?

AFC Energy received 9 more outperform votes than Ceres Power when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.33% of users gave Ceres Power an outperform vote while only 64.68% of users gave AFC Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ceres Power	Outperform Votes 165 69.33%	Underperform Votes 73 30.67%
AFC Energy	Outperform Votes 174 64.68%	Underperform Votes 95 35.32%

Which has more volatility & risk, CWR or AFC?

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, CWR or AFC?

AFC Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Ceres Power	£39.16M	8.21	-£40.40M	-£0.21	-790.95
AFC Energy	£719.33K	125.90	-£19.54M	-£0.03	-353.33

Does the media refer more to CWR or AFC?

In the previous week, Ceres Power had 4 more articles in the media than AFC Energy. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Ceres Power and 1 mentions for AFC Energy. Ceres Power's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat AFC Energy's score of 0.49 indicating that Ceres Power is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ceres Power	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AFC Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is CWR or AFC more profitable?

AFC Energy has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Ceres Power's net margin of -103.15%. Ceres Power's return on equity of -21.17% beat AFC Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ceres Power	-103.15%	-21.17%	-12.83%
AFC Energy	N/A	-59.92%	-35.77%

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

30.6% of Ceres Power shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.3% of AFC Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 40.3% of Ceres Power shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.2% of AFC Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer CWR or AFC?

Ceres Power presently has a consensus price target of GBX 650, suggesting a potential upside of 291.33%. AFC Energy has a consensus price target of GBX 4,000, suggesting a potential upside of 37,635.85%. Given AFC Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AFC Energy is more favorable than Ceres Power.

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

Summary

Ceres Power and AFC Energy tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.