Comparing OGE Energy (NYSE:OGE) and Commerce Energy Group (OTCMKTS:CMNR)

OGE Energy (NYSE:OGE) and Commerce Energy Group (OTCMKTS:CMNR) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, valuation and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares OGE Energy and Commerce Energy Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
OGE Energy	$3.14 billion	2.84	$416.80 million	$2.42	18.29
Commerce Energy Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

OGE Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Commerce Energy Group.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for OGE Energy and Commerce Energy Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OGE Energy	0	3	3	0	2.50
Commerce Energy Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

OGE Energy currently has a consensus price target of $46.40, indicating a potential upside of 4.81%. Given OGE Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe OGE Energy is more favorable than Commerce Energy Group.

Profitability

This table compares OGE Energy and Commerce Energy Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OGE Energy	14.79%	9.71%	3.31%
Commerce Energy Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

71.8% of OGE Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of OGE Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Commerce Energy Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

OGE Energy has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Commerce Energy Group has a beta of -3.17, suggesting that its share price is 417% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

OGE Energy beats Commerce Energy Group on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About OGE Energy

OGE Energy Corp., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy services provider in the United States. The company generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric energy. In addition, it provides retail electric service to approximately 896,000 customers, which covers a service area of approximately 30,000 square miles in Oklahoma and western Arkansas; and owns and operates coal-fired, natural gas-fired, wind-powered, and solar-powered generating assets. OGE Energy Corp. was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

About Commerce Energy Group

Commerce Energy Group Inc. through its subsidiaries provides electric power and natural gas to residential, commercial, industrial and institutional customers in California, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Maryland, New Jersey, Texas, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, and Ohio. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in Costa Mesa, California.