OGE Energy (NYSE:OGE – Get Free Report) and Polar Power (NASDAQ:POLA – Get Free Report) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares OGE Energy and Polar Power’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| OGE Energy | 15.27% | 10.60% | 3.55% |
| Polar Power | -38.21% | -39.10% | -25.54% |
Risk & Volatility
OGE Energy has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Polar Power has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| OGE Energy | $2.99 billion | 3.14 | $441.50 million | $2.44 | 19.07 |
| Polar Power | $11.97 million | 0.77 | -$4.68 million | ($0.61) | -6.00 |
OGE Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Polar Power. Polar Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OGE Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
71.8% of OGE Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.1% of Polar Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of OGE Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 32.5% of Polar Power shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for OGE Energy and Polar Power, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| OGE Energy | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2.67 |
| Polar Power | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
OGE Energy currently has a consensus price target of $49.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.31%. Given OGE Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe OGE Energy is more favorable than Polar Power.
Summary
OGE Energy beats Polar Power on 12 of the 14 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 Polar Power
Polar Power, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells direct current (DC) power generators, renewable energy, and cooling systems in the United States and internationally. The company offers DC base power systems, DC hybrid power systems, DC solar hybrid power systems, and mobile power systems. Its DC power systems are available in diesel, natural gas, LPG/propane, and renewable fuel formats. It serves customers in the telecommunications, military, commercial, industrial, and marine markets. In addition, the company sells its products through a direct sales force, and independent service providers and dealers. The company was formerly known as Polar Products, Inc. and changed its name to Polar Power, Inc. in October 1991. Polar Power, Inc. was incorporated in 1979 and is based in Gardena, California.
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