MXG vs. PIF, LCFS, ARR, ACO.Y, CUP.U, TA, CPX, BEP.UN, SXI, and INE
Should you be buying Maxim Power stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Maxim Power include Polaris Renewable Energy (PIF), Tidewater Renewables (LCFS), Altius Renewable Royalties (ARR), ATCO (ACO.Y), Caribbean Utilities (CUP.U), TransAlta (TA), Capital Power (CPX), Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP.UN), Synex Renewable Energy (SXI), and Innergex Renewable Energy (INE). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector.
Maxim Power (TSE:MXG) and Polaris Renewable Energy (TSE:PIF) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.
Maxim Power has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Polaris Renewable Energy. Maxim Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Polaris Renewable Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Polaris Renewable Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Maxim Power. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Polaris Renewable Energy and 1 mentions for Maxim Power. Polaris Renewable Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Maxim Power's score of 0.59 indicating that Polaris Renewable Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Maxim Power has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Polaris Renewable Energy has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Maxim Power has a net margin of 68.25% compared to Polaris Renewable Energy's net margin of 14.96%. Maxim Power's return on equity of 9.99% beat Polaris Renewable Energy's return on equity.
3.0% of Maxim Power shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.2% of Polaris Renewable Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 70.8% of Maxim Power shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Polaris Renewable Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Polaris Renewable Energy received 119 more outperform votes than Maxim Power when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.92% of users gave Polaris Renewable Energy an outperform vote while only 73.08% of users gave Maxim Power an outperform vote.
Polaris Renewable Energy has a consensus target price of C$28.25, indicating a potential upside of 138.60%. Given Polaris Renewable Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Polaris Renewable Energy is more favorable than Maxim Power.
Summary
Polaris Renewable Energy beats Maxim Power on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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