Greencoat UK Wind (UKW) Competitors

Greencoat UK Wind (LON:UKW) and Drax Group (LON:DRX) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Which has better earnings & valuation, UKW or DRX?

Drax Group has higher revenue and earnings than Greencoat UK Wind. Drax Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Greencoat UK Wind, 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
Greencoat UK Wind	£266.34M	10.66	£77.89M	£3.45	36.54
Drax Group	£6.60B	0.38	£621.39M	£168.58	4.06

Is UKW or DRX more profitable?

Greencoat UK Wind has a net margin of 29.24% compared to Drax Group's net margin of 9.42%. Drax Group's return on equity of 31.63% beat Greencoat UK Wind's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greencoat UK Wind	29.24%	2.15%	2.03%
Drax Group	9.42%	31.63%	11.44%

Do analysts recommend UKW or DRX?

Drax Group has a consensus target price of GBX 759.67, indicating a potential upside of 10.98%. Given Drax Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Drax Group is more favorable than Greencoat UK Wind.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greencoat UK Wind	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Drax Group	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more risk and volatility, UKW or DRX?

Greencoat UK Wind has a beta of 0.24, meaning that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Drax Group has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to UKW or DRX?

In the previous week, Drax Group had 1 more articles in the media than Greencoat UK Wind. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Drax Group and 1 mentions for Greencoat UK Wind. Greencoat UK Wind's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Drax Group's score of 0.52 indicating that Greencoat UK Wind is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Greencoat UK Wind	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Drax Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of UKW or DRX?

60.9% of Greencoat UK Wind shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.9% of Drax Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Greencoat UK Wind shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Drax Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is UKW or DRX a better dividend stock?

Greencoat UK Wind pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.7%. Drax Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Greencoat UK Wind pays out 319.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Drax Group pays out 14.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Drax Group beats Greencoat UK Wind on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.