Genie Energy (GNE) Competitors

NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) and Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.

Which has more volatility & risk, NRG or GNE?

NRG Energy has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genie Energy has a beta of 0.11, meaning that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NRG or GNE more profitable?

Genie Energy has a net margin of 1.82% compared to NRG Energy's net margin of 1.78%. NRG Energy's return on equity of 88.22% beat Genie Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NRG Energy	1.78%	88.22%	6.80%
Genie Energy	1.82%	6.40%	3.26%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, NRG or GNE?

NRG Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Genie Energy. NRG Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Genie 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
NRG Energy	$28.13B	1.05	$1.13B	$2.21	68.91
Genie Energy	$425.20M	0.94	$12.59M	$0.14	106.38

Does the media favor NRG or GNE?

In the previous week, NRG Energy had 21 more articles in the media than Genie Energy. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for NRG Energy and 2 mentions for Genie Energy. NRG Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Genie Energy's score of 1.56 indicating that NRG Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NRG Energy	21 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Genie Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts prefer NRG or GNE?

NRG Energy currently has a consensus price target of $186.92, suggesting a potential upside of 22.73%. Given NRG Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe NRG Energy is more favorable than Genie Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NRG Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92
Genie Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is NRG or GNE a better dividend stock?

NRG Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Genie Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. NRG Energy pays out 79.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Genie Energy pays out 214.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. NRG Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in NRG or GNE?

97.7% of NRG Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.2% of Genie Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of NRG Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.4% of Genie Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

NRG Energy beats Genie Energy on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.