Clearway Energy (CWEN) Competitors

Clearway Energy (NYSE:CWEN) and Fortis (NYSE:FTS) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CWEN or FTS?

84.5% of Clearway Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.8% of Fortis shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Clearway Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend CWEN or FTS?

Clearway Energy presently has a consensus price target of $35.50, indicating a potential upside of 8.65%. Fortis has a consensus price target of $72.00, indicating a potential upside of 52.08%. Given Fortis' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Fortis is more favorable than Clearway Energy.

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
Fortis	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.86

Is CWEN or FTS a better dividend stock?

Clearway Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Fortis pays an annual dividend of $1.78 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. Fortis pays out 75.1% 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 has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Fortis has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Does the media refer more to CWEN or FTS?

In the previous week, Fortis had 15 more articles in the media than Clearway Energy. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Fortis and 4 mentions for Clearway Energy. Clearway Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Fortis' score of 0.70 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fortis	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CWEN or FTS more profitable?

Fortis has a net margin of 14.20% compared to Clearway Energy's net margin of 6.69%. Fortis' return on equity of 7.08% beat Clearway Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clearway Energy	6.69%	1.68%	0.65%
Fortis	14.20%	7.08%	2.34%

Which has more risk and volatility, CWEN or FTS?

Clearway Energy has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fortis has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CWEN or FTS?

Fortis has higher revenue and earnings than Clearway Energy. Fortis 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	4.82	$88M	$0.80	40.84
Fortis	$8.40B	2.83	$1.23B	$2.37	19.98

Summary

Fortis beats Clearway Energy on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.