Kenon (KEN) Competitors

Kenon (NYSE:KEN) and Clearway Energy (NYSE:CWEN) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor KEN or CWEN?

Clearway Energy received 33 more outperform votes than Kenon when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.32% of users gave Kenon an outperform vote while only 53.47% of users gave Clearway Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kenon	Outperform Votes 98 56.32%	Underperform Votes 76 43.68%
Clearway Energy	Outperform Votes 131 53.47%	Underperform Votes 114 46.53%

Which has more volatility and risk, KEN or CWEN?

Kenon has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clearway Energy has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, KEN or CWEN?

Clearway Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Kenon. Kenon 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
Kenon	$751.30M	2.34	-$235.98M	$3.20	10.55
Clearway Energy	$1.41B	4.30	$79M	$0.80	37.39

Is KEN or CWEN more profitable?

Kenon has a net margin of 22.88% compared to Clearway Energy's net margin of 8.94%. Kenon's return on equity of 2.93% beat Clearway Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kenon	22.88%	2.93%	1.45%
Clearway Energy	8.94%	2.28%	0.84%

Is KEN or CWEN a better dividend stock?

Kenon pays an annual dividend of $4.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.2%. Clearway Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Kenon pays out 150.0% 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 pays out 218.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Kenon has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Clearway Energy has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Kenon is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate KEN or CWEN?

Clearway Energy has a consensus target price of $35.50, suggesting a potential upside of 18.67%. Given Clearway Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Clearway Energy is more favorable than Kenon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kenon	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Clearway Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer KEN or CWEN?

In the previous week, Kenon and Kenon both had 2 articles in the media. Clearway Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Kenon's score of 0.57 indicating that Clearway Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kenon	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Clearway Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in KEN or CWEN?

13.4% of Kenon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Clearway Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Kenon shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Clearway Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Clearway Energy beats Kenon on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.