Comparing CN Energy Group. (NASDAQ:CNEY) & Clearway Energy (NYSE:CWEN)

CN Energy Group. (NASDAQ:CNEY) and Clearway Energy (NYSE:CWEN) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

7.6% of CN Energy Group. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Clearway Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Clearway Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for CN Energy Group. and Clearway Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CN Energy Group.	1	0	0	0	1.00
Clearway Energy	0	4	5	0	2.56

Clearway Energy has a consensus target price of $36.57, indicating a potential upside of 15.24%. Given Clearway Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Clearway Energy is more favorable than CN Energy Group..

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CN Energy Group.	N/A	N/A	N/A
Clearway Energy	5.31%	1.37%	0.51%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares CN Energy Group. and Clearway Energy”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CN Energy Group.	$50.96 million	0.11	-$14.04 million	N/A	N/A
Clearway Energy	$1.37 billion	4.68	$88.00 million	$0.65	48.82

Clearway Energy has higher revenue and earnings than CN Energy Group..

Risk and Volatility

CN Energy Group. has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clearway Energy has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Clearway Energy beats CN Energy Group. on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CN Energy Group.

CN Energy Group. Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and supply of wood-based activated carbon primarily in China. The company’s activated carbon is used in pharmaceutical manufacturing, industrial manufacturing, water purification, environmental protection, and food and beverage production. It also engages in the generation and supply of biomass electricity; production of steam for heating; sale of minerals, stone, metal materials, construction materials, wood, chemical materials and products, rubber products, and paper products; management and conversion of forest and natural ecosystem; and forest acquisition, rights transfer, and nurturing, and timber harvesting and processing activities. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Lishui, China.

About Clearway Energy

Clearway Energy, Inc. operates in the renewable energy business in the United States. The company operates through Conventional and Renewables segments. It has approximately 6,000 net MW of installed wind, solar, and energy generation projects; and approximately 2,500 net MW of natural gas-fired generation facilities. The company was formerly known as NRG Yield, Inc. and changed its name to Clearway Energy, Inc. in August 2018. Clearway Energy, Inc. was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Princeton, New Jersey. Clearway Energy, Inc. is a subsidiary of Clearway Energy Group LLC.