Polaris Renewable Energy (PIF) Competitors

Altius Renewable Royalties (TSE:ARR) and Polaris Renewable Energy (TSE:PIF) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Do analysts rate ARR or PIF?

Polaris Renewable Energy has a consensus target price of C$22.67, indicating a potential upside of 62.49%. Given Polaris Renewable Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Polaris Renewable Energy is more favorable than Altius Renewable Royalties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Altius Renewable Royalties	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Polaris Renewable Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Does the media favor ARR or PIF?

In the previous week, Polaris Renewable Energy had 3 more articles in the media than Altius Renewable Royalties. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Polaris Renewable Energy and 0 mentions for Altius Renewable Royalties. Polaris Renewable Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Altius Renewable Royalties' score of 0.00 indicating that Polaris Renewable Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Altius Renewable Royalties	Neutral
Polaris Renewable Energy	Positive

Is ARR or PIF more profitable?

Polaris Renewable Energy has a net margin of 9.49% compared to Altius Renewable Royalties' net margin of -206.69%. Polaris Renewable Energy's return on equity of 2.68% beat Altius Renewable Royalties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Altius Renewable Royalties	-206.69%	-0.83%	-0.72%
Polaris Renewable Energy	9.49%	2.68%	3.18%

Which has more risk and volatility, ARR or PIF?

Altius Renewable Royalties has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Polaris Renewable Energy has a beta of 0.474247, suggesting that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, ARR or PIF?

Polaris Renewable Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Altius Renewable Royalties. Polaris Renewable Energy 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
Altius Renewable Royalties	C$2.67M	0.00	-C$1.67M	-C$0.08	N/A
Polaris Renewable Energy	C$78.37M	3.74	C$5.06M	-C$0.50	-27.90

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ARR or PIF?

21.8% of Altius Renewable Royalties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.6% of Polaris Renewable Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 58.9% of Altius Renewable Royalties shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Polaris Renewable Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Polaris Renewable Energy beats Altius Renewable Royalties on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.