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CWEN vs. EBR, LNT, EVRG, WES, SBS, KEP, TLN, WTRG, DTM, and ELPC

Should you be buying Clearway Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Clearway Energy include Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás (EBR), Alliant Energy (LNT), Evergy (EVRG), Western Midstream Partners (WES), Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP (SBS), Korea Electric Power (KEP), Talen Energy (TLN), Essential Utilities (WTRG), DT Midstream (DTM), and Companhia Paranaense de Energia (ELPC). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry.

Clearway Energy vs.

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

In the previous week, Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás had 5 more articles in the media than Clearway Energy. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás and 4 mentions for Clearway Energy. Clearway Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás' score of 0.31 indicating that Clearway Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Clearway Energy
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás has higher revenue and earnings than Clearway Energy. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Clearway Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Clearway Energy$1.41B4.40$79M$0.8038.23
Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás$40.18B0.41$977.82M$0.769.70

Clearway Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. 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. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás pays out 36.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Clearway Energy has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Clearway Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Clearway Energy has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

84.5% of Clearway Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.6% of Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Clearway Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás received 32 more outperform votes than Clearway Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.84% of users gave Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás an outperform vote while only 53.47% of users gave Clearway Energy an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Clearway EnergyOutperform Votes
131
53.47%
Underperform Votes
114
46.53%
Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - EletrobrásOutperform Votes
163
58.84%
Underperform Votes
114
41.16%

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás has a net margin of 26.50% compared to Clearway Energy's net margin of 8.94%. Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás' return on equity of 9.00% beat Clearway Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Clearway Energy8.94% 2.28% 0.84%
Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás 26.50%9.00%3.82%

Clearway Energy presently has a consensus target price of $35.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16.09%. Given Clearway Energy's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Clearway Energy is more favorable than Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Clearway Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
4.00

Summary

Clearway Energy and Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.

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CWEN vs. The Competition

MetricClearway EnergyElectric services IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$6.18B$14.92B$7.34B$19.70B
Dividend Yield5.76%5.02%10.95%3.84%
P/E Ratio29.4019.8054.3435.13
Price / Sales4.4016.1824,406.7234.12
Price / Cash6.8110.0735.5017.51
Price / Book1.242.413.524.78
Net Income$79M$690.28M$4.30B$1.02B
7 Day Performance5.09%2.36%-0.50%1.62%
1 Month Performance11.93%15.35%8.68%13.00%
1 Year Performance13.47%42.19%177.97%5.59%

Clearway Energy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CWEN
Clearway Energy
2.199 of 5 stars
$30.18
-1.4%
$35.50
+17.6%
+14.3%$6.10B$1.41B29.0260
EBR
Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás
2.1411 of 5 stars
$7.55
-1.7%
N/A+1.1%$16.96B$40.18B9.2112,100News Coverage
Earnings Report
Gap Down
LNT
Alliant Energy
4.2491 of 5 stars
$59.52
-3.6%
$63.55
+6.8%
+22.0%$15.29B$3.98B22.133,130News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
High Trading Volume
EVRG
Evergy
3.5901 of 5 stars
$65.35
-1.9%
$70.92
+8.5%
+22.5%$15.03B$5.85B17.664,510Positive News
WES
Western Midstream Partners
1.68 of 5 stars
$38.24
+3.0%
$38.33
+0.2%
+1.5%$14.58B$3.61B9.751,220Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
SBS
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP
1.8051 of 5 stars
$20.02
-2.8%
N/A+38.2%$13.68B$36.15B7.8812,500Positive News
Analyst Downgrade
KEP
Korea Electric Power
1.4072 of 5 stars
$9.55
-1.0%
N/A+41.3%$12.26B$92.58T4.4248,800News Coverage
Analyst Upgrade
TLN
Talen Energy
1.4041 of 5 stars
$236.62
+5.1%
$240.18
+1.5%
+124.2%$10.77B$2.07B12.674,981Positive News
WTRG
Essential Utilities
4.848 of 5 stars
$39.02
-4.3%
$43.50
+11.5%
+0.0%$10.75B$2.09B19.513,210Positive News
DTM
DT Midstream
4.0304 of 5 stars
$100.26
-1.0%
$108.27
+8.0%
+55.2%$10.19B$1.04B24.39360News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
ELPC
Companhia Paranaense de Energia
N/A$7.79
-3.0%
N/A+21.3%$8.33B$22.65B11.136,320Positive News
Gap Down

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