Crown LNG (CGBS) Competitors

Spruce Power (NYSE:SPRU) and Crown LNG (NASDAQ:CGBS) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk and earnings.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, SPRU or CGBS?

Crown LNG has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Spruce Power. Spruce Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crown LNG, 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
Spruce Power	$82.11M	0.28	-$70.49M	-$4.49	-0.29
Crown LNG	N/A	N/A	-$6.19M	-$0.87	-0.02

Is SPRU or CGBS more profitable?

Crown LNG has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Spruce Power's net margin of -94.85%. Crown LNG's return on equity of 0.00% beat Spruce Power's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Spruce Power	-94.85%	-34.62%	-6.37%
Crown LNG	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SPRU or CGBS?

20.8% of Spruce Power shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.9% of Crown LNG shares are held by institutional investors. 12.7% of Spruce Power shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.2% of Crown LNG shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor SPRU or CGBS?

In the previous week, Crown LNG had 1 more articles in the media than Spruce Power. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Crown LNG and 1 mentions for Spruce Power. Crown LNG's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Spruce Power's score of 0.00 indicating that Crown LNG is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Spruce Power	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Crown LNG	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, SPRU or CGBS?

Spruce Power has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crown LNG has a beta of -0.09, meaning that its stock price is 109% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Crown LNG beats Spruce Power on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.