Clearway Energy (CWEN) Competitors

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

Is BEPC or CWEN more profitable?

Brookfield Renewable has a net margin of 12.23% compared to Brookfield Renewable's net margin of 6.01%. Clearway Energy's return on equity of 3.67% beat Brookfield Renewable's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Renewable	12.23%	3.67%	1.36%
Clearway Energy	6.01%	1.80%	0.59%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BEPC or CWEN?

Clearway Energy received 110 more outperform votes than Brookfield Renewable when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.19% of users gave Clearway Energy an outperform vote while only 54.17% of users gave Brookfield Renewable an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Brookfield Renewable	Outperform Votes 13 54.17%	Underperform Votes 11 45.83%
Clearway Energy	Outperform Votes 123 54.19%	Underperform Votes 104 45.81%

Which has more volatility and risk, BEPC or CWEN?

Brookfield Renewable has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clearway Energy has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BEPC or CWEN a better dividend stock?

Brookfield Renewable pays an annual dividend of $1.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Clearway Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Brookfield Renewable pays out -443.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Clearway Energy pays out 236.8% 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 has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Clearway Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

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

75.1% of Brookfield Renewable shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.0% of Clearway Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Clearway Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation and earnings, BEPC or CWEN?

Clearway Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Brookfield Renewable. 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	$5.04B	0.83	-$181M	-$0.32	-72.78
Clearway Energy	$1.31B	3.55	$79M	$0.68	33.94

Do analysts rate BEPC or CWEN?

Brookfield Renewable presently has a consensus price target of $34.00, indicating a potential upside of 45.99%. Clearway Energy has a consensus price target of $28.33, indicating a potential upside of 22.76%. Given Clearway Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Brookfield Renewable is more favorable than Clearway Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookfield Renewable	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Clearway Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media prefer BEPC or CWEN?

In the previous week, Clearway Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Brookfield Renewable. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Clearway Energy and 6 mentions for Brookfield Renewable. Clearway Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Brookfield Renewable's score of 0.97 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)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Clearway Energy	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Clearway Energy beats Brookfield Renewable on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.