Central Puerto (CEPU) Competitors

Central Puerto (NYSE:CEPU) and Clearway Energy (NYSE:CWEN) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Is CEPU or CWEN more profitable?

Central Puerto has a net margin of 56.44% compared to Clearway Energy's net margin of 8.94%. Central Puerto's return on equity of 22.76% beat Clearway Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Central Puerto	56.44%	22.76%	14.97%
Clearway Energy	8.94%	2.28%	0.84%

Do analysts prefer CEPU or CWEN?

Central Puerto currently has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.07%. Clearway Energy has a consensus target price of $34.71, suggesting a potential upside of 18.20%. Given Clearway Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Clearway Energy is more favorable than Central Puerto.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Central Puerto	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Clearway Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer CEPU or CWEN?

In the previous week, Clearway Energy had 12 more articles in the media than Central Puerto. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Clearway Energy and 3 mentions for Central Puerto. Clearway Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Central Puerto's score of 0.53 indicating that Clearway Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Central Puerto	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Clearway Energy	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CEPU or CWEN?

Central Puerto has higher revenue and earnings than Clearway Energy. Clearway Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Central Puerto, 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
Central Puerto	$738.17B	0.00	$562.57M	$0.23	45.74
Clearway Energy	$1.37B	4.33	$79M	$0.75	39.16

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CEPU or CWEN?

Clearway Energy received 11 more outperform votes than Central Puerto when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.34% of users gave Central Puerto an outperform vote while only 53.47% of users gave Clearway Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Central Puerto	Outperform Votes 120 56.34%	Underperform Votes 93 43.66%
Clearway Energy	Outperform Votes 131 53.47%	Underperform Votes 114 46.53%

Is CEPU or CWEN a better dividend stock?

Central Puerto pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Clearway Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Central Puerto pays out 134.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Clearway Energy pays out 229.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more risk & volatility, CEPU or CWEN?

Central Puerto has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clearway Energy has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CEPU or CWEN?

3.0% of Central Puerto shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Clearway Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Central Puerto shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Clearway Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Clearway Energy beats Central Puerto on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.