Tidewater Renewables (LCFS) Competitors

Tidewater Renewables (TSE:LCFS) and Altius Renewable Royalties (TSE:ARR) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer LCFS or ARR?

In the previous week, Tidewater Renewables had 1 more articles in the media than Altius Renewable Royalties. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Tidewater Renewables and 0 mentions for Altius Renewable Royalties. Tidewater Renewables' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Altius Renewable Royalties' score of 0.00 indicating that Tidewater Renewables is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Tidewater Renewables	Positive
Altius Renewable Royalties	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LCFS or ARR?

Altius Renewable Royalties received 15 more outperform votes than Tidewater Renewables when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.09% of users gave Altius Renewable Royalties an outperform vote while only 34.78% of users gave Tidewater Renewables an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tidewater Renewables	Outperform Votes 16 34.78%	Underperform Votes 30 65.22%
Altius Renewable Royalties	Outperform Votes 31 72.09%	Underperform Votes 12 27.91%

Which has better valuation & earnings, LCFS or ARR?

Altius Renewable Royalties has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Tidewater Renewables. Tidewater Renewables is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Altius Renewable Royalties, 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
Tidewater Renewables	C$387.24M	0.24	-C$364.17M	-C$10.91	-0.25
Altius Renewable Royalties	C$2.67M	0.00	-C$1.67M	-C$0.08	N/A

Is LCFS or ARR more profitable?

Tidewater Renewables has a net margin of -94.04% compared to Altius Renewable Royalties' net margin of -206.69%. Altius Renewable Royalties' return on equity of -0.83% beat Tidewater Renewables' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tidewater Renewables	-94.04%	-86.51%	0.46%
Altius Renewable Royalties	-206.69%	-0.83%	-0.72%

Which has more risk and volatility, LCFS or ARR?

Tidewater Renewables has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Altius Renewable Royalties has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of LCFS or ARR?

3.6% of Tidewater Renewables shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.8% of Altius Renewable Royalties shares are held by institutional investors. 65.9% of Tidewater Renewables shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 58.9% of Altius Renewable Royalties shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend LCFS or ARR?

Tidewater Renewables presently has a consensus target price of C$3.95, suggesting a potential upside of 46.30%. Altius Renewable Royalties has a consensus target price of C$17.50, suggesting a potential upside of 0.00%. Given Tidewater Renewables' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Tidewater Renewables is more favorable than Altius Renewable Royalties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tidewater Renewables	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Altius Renewable Royalties	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

Tidewater Renewables beats Altius Renewable Royalties on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.