Constellation Energy (CEG) Competitors

Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG) and NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.

Does the media favor CEG or NVDA?

In the previous week, NVIDIA had 281 more articles in the media than Constellation Energy. MarketBeat recorded 304 mentions for NVIDIA and 23 mentions for Constellation Energy. NVIDIA's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Constellation Energy's score of 0.86 indicating that NVIDIA is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Constellation Energy	7 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NVIDIA	192 Very Positive mention(s)	42 Positive mention(s)	37 Neutral mention(s)	24 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CEG or NVDA?

82.2% of Constellation Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.3% of NVIDIA shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Constellation Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of NVIDIA shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer CEG or NVDA?

Constellation Energy currently has a consensus target price of $321.27, suggesting a potential downside of 5.01%. NVIDIA has a consensus target price of $183.75, suggesting a potential upside of 0.67%. Given NVIDIA's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NVIDIA is more favorable than Constellation Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Constellation Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
NVIDIA	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	32 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93

Which has more risk & volatility, CEG or NVDA?

Constellation Energy has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NVIDIA has a beta of 2.14, indicating that its stock price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CEG or NVDA?

NVIDIA has higher revenue and earnings than Constellation Energy. Constellation Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NVIDIA, 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
Constellation Energy	$23.57B	4.48	$3.75B	$9.58	35.30
NVIDIA	$130.50B	34.13	$72.88B	$3.10	58.88

Is CEG or NVDA more profitable?

NVIDIA has a net margin of 51.69% compared to Constellation Energy's net margin of 12.12%. NVIDIA's return on equity of 105.09% beat Constellation Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Constellation Energy	12.12%	21.61%	5.52%
NVIDIA	51.69%	105.09%	72.19%

Is CEG or NVDA a better dividend stock?

Constellation Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. NVIDIA pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Constellation Energy pays out 16.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NVIDIA pays out 1.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Constellation Energy has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and NVIDIA has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Constellation Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

NVIDIA beats Constellation Energy on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.