GNE vs. NRG, AES, ORA, KEN, CTRI, HE, EDN, UTL, BLDP, and POLA
Should you be buying Genie Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Genie Energy include NRG Energy (NRG), AES (AES), Ormat Technologies (ORA), Kenon (KEN), Centuri (CTRI), Hawaiian Electric Industries (HE), Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) (EDN), Unitil (UTL), Ballard Power Systems (BLDP), and Polar Power (POLA).
Genie Energy vs. Its Competitors
NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) and Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
NRG Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Genie Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. NRG Energy pays out 28.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.
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.
NRG Energy has a net margin of 4.66% compared to Genie Energy's net margin of 3.41%. NRG Energy's return on equity of 73.78% beat Genie Energy's return on equity.
97.7% of NRG Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.2% of Genie Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of NRG Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.4% of Genie Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, NRG Energy had 20 more articles in the media than Genie Energy. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for NRG Energy and 2 mentions for Genie Energy. Genie Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat NRG Energy's score of 1.18 indicating that Genie Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
NRG Energy has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genie Energy has a beta of 0.19, suggesting that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500.
NRG Energy currently has a consensus target price of $151.80, suggesting a potential downside of 4.38%. Given NRG Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe NRG Energy is more favorable than Genie Energy.
Summary
NRG Energy beats Genie Energy on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:GNE) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff