Genie Energy (GNE) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate GNE or NRG?

NRG Energy 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, analysts clearly believe NRG Energy is more favorable than Genie Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Genie Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
NRG Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90

Is GNE or NRG a better dividend stock?

Genie Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. NRG Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. 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 pays out 28.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NRG Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Does the media prefer GNE or NRG?

In the previous week, NRG Energy had 26 more articles in the media than Genie Energy. MarketBeat recorded 28 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 1.15 indicating that Genie Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Genie Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NRG Energy	19 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is GNE or NRG more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Genie Energy	3.41%	10.16%	5.42%
NRG Energy	4.66%	73.78%	6.59%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GNE or NRG?

49.2% of Genie Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.7% of NRG Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.4% of Genie Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of NRG Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, GNE or NRG?

Genie Energy has a beta of 0.19, suggesting that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NRG Energy has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, GNE or NRG?

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
Genie Energy	$425.20M	1.58	$12.59M	$0.14	178.86
NRG Energy	$28.13B	1.10	$1.13B	$6.20	25.60

Summary

NRG Energy beats Genie Energy on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.