Clearway Energy (CWEN) Competitors

Clearway Energy (NYSE:CWEN) and Brookfield Renewable (NYSE:BEPC) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CWEN or BEPC?

Brookfield Renewable has higher revenue and earnings than Clearway Energy. Brookfield Renewable is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Clearway 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
Clearway Energy	$1.37B	4.77	$88M	$0.80	40.45
Brookfield Renewable	$5.88B	0.91	$236M	-$0.89	-41.50

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CWEN or BEPC?

84.5% of Clearway Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of Brookfield Renewable shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Clearway Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CWEN or BEPC a better dividend stock?

Clearway Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Brookfield Renewable pays an annual dividend of $1.49 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Clearway Energy pays out 218.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brookfield Renewable pays out -167.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Clearway Energy has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Brookfield Renewable has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Clearway Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media refer more to CWEN or BEPC?

In the previous week, Brookfield Renewable had 2 more articles in the media than Clearway Energy. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Brookfield Renewable and 8 mentions for Clearway Energy. Brookfield Renewable's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Clearway Energy's score of 0.79 indicating that Brookfield Renewable is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Clearway Energy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Brookfield Renewable	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate CWEN or BEPC?

Clearway Energy presently has a consensus price target of $36.33, suggesting a potential upside of 12.29%. Brookfield Renewable has a consensus price target of $33.67, suggesting a potential downside of 8.84%. Given Clearway Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Clearway Energy is more favorable than Brookfield Renewable.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Clearway Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Brookfield Renewable	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has more volatility & risk, CWEN or BEPC?

Clearway Energy has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Renewable has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CWEN or BEPC more profitable?

Clearway Energy has a net margin of 6.69% compared to Brookfield Renewable's net margin of 1.06%. Clearway Energy's return on equity of 1.68% beat Brookfield Renewable's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clearway Energy	6.69%	1.68%	0.65%
Brookfield Renewable	1.06%	0.42%	0.13%

Summary

Clearway Energy beats Brookfield Renewable on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.