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 contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and valuation.

Do analysts recommend NRG or GNE?

NRG Energy currently has a consensus price target of $188.85, indicating a potential upside of 12.14%. Given NRG Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Genie Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

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 earnings & valuation, 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	1.16	$1.13B	$2.21	76.20
Genie Energy	$425.20M	0.98	$12.59M	$0.14	110.93

Which has more risk & volatility, NRG or GNE?

NRG Energy has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genie Energy has a beta of 0.05, suggesting that its share price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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 1.0%. Genie Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. 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 institutionals and insiders believe in NRG or GNE?

97.7% of NRG Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.2% of Genie Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% 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, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to NRG or GNE?

In the previous week, NRG Energy had 27 more articles in the media than Genie Energy. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for NRG Energy and 2 mentions for Genie Energy. NRG Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Genie Energy's score of 0.92 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)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Genie Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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