Clearway Energy (CWEN) Competitors

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

Is BEPC or CWEN a better dividend stock?

Brookfield Renewable pays an annual dividend of $1.49 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Clearway Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Brookfield Renewable pays out -167.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Clearway Energy pays out 273.8% 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 has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Clearway Energy has increased 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.

Does the media favor BEPC or CWEN?

In the previous week, Brookfield Renewable had 1 more articles in the media than Clearway Energy. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Brookfield Renewable and 5 mentions for Clearway Energy. Brookfield Renewable's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Clearway Energy's score of 0.72 indicating that Brookfield Renewable is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brookfield Renewable	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Clearway Energy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BEPC or CWEN?

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
Brookfield Renewable	$3.89B	1.29	$236M	-$0.89	-38.78
Clearway Energy	$1.43B	3.98	$88M	$0.65	43.35

Do analysts rate BEPC or CWEN?

Brookfield Renewable currently has a consensus price target of $35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.41%. Clearway Energy has a consensus price target of $36.40, suggesting a potential upside of 29.19%. Given Clearway Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Clearway Energy is more favorable than Brookfield Renewable.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookfield Renewable	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Clearway Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BEPC or CWEN?

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

Is BEPC or CWEN more profitable?

Clearway Energy has a net margin of 5.31% compared to Brookfield Renewable's net margin of -26.59%. Clearway Energy's return on equity of 1.37% beat Brookfield Renewable's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Renewable	-26.59%	-10.23%	-2.84%
Clearway Energy	5.31%	1.37%	0.51%

Which has more risk & volatility, BEPC or CWEN?

Brookfield Renewable has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clearway Energy has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Clearway Energy beats Brookfield Renewable on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.