China Resources Power (OTCMKTS:CRPJY) & Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) Head to Head Review

China Resources Power (OTCMKTS:CRPJY) and Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares China Resources Power and Duke Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
China Resources Power	$13.08 billion	0.93	$1.86 billion	N/A	N/A
Duke Energy	$32.24 billion	3.02	$4.97 billion	$6.32	19.82

Duke Energy has higher revenue and earnings than China Resources Power.

Profitability

This table compares China Resources Power and Duke Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
China Resources Power	N/A	N/A	N/A
Duke Energy	15.41%	9.66%	2.60%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for China Resources Power and Duke Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
China Resources Power	1	1	0	0	1.50
Duke Energy	0	9	9	1	2.58

Duke Energy has a consensus price target of $140.50, suggesting a potential upside of 12.19%. Given Duke Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Duke Energy is more favorable than China Resources Power.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

65.3% of Duke Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Duke Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

China Resources Power pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Duke Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Duke Energy pays out 67.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Duke Energy has raised its dividend for 20 consecutive years.

Risk & Volatility

China Resources Power has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Duke Energy has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Duke Energy beats China Resources Power on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

About China Resources Power

China Resources Power Holdings Company Limited, an investment holding company, invests in, develops, operates, and manages power plants and coal mines in the People's Republic of China. The company operates in two segments, Thermal Power and Renewable Energy. It operates and manages coal- and gas-fired power plants, wind farms, photovoltaic power plants, hydro-electric power plants, and other clean and renewable energy projects. As of December 31, 2022, the company had 42 coal-fired power plants, 159 wind farms, 38 photovoltaic power plants, 2 hydroelectric plants, and 5 gas-fired plants with total attributable operational generation capacity of 52,581 MW. It also engages in coal mining and marketing activities; and undertakes combined generation of heat and power, coal-electricity integration, and other projects. In addition, the company is involved in the distribution of energy, power sale, intelligent energy, coal mining, and other areas; and distribution network construction and operation, distributed energy resource, and other businesses. The company was incorporated in 2001 and is based in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. China Resources Power Holdings Company Limited operates as a subsidiary of CRH (Power) Limited.

About Duke Energy

Duke Energy Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy company in the United States. It operates through two segments: Electric Utilities and Infrastructure (EU&I), and Gas Utilities and Infrastructure (GU&I). The EU&I segment generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electricity in the Carolinas, Florida, and the Midwest. It generates electricity through coal, hydroelectric, natural gas, oil, solar and wind sources, renewables, and nuclear fuel. This segment also engages in the wholesale of electricity to municipalities, electric cooperative utilities, and load-serving entities. The GU&I segment distributes natural gas to residential, commercial, industrial, and power generation natural gas customers; and invests in pipeline transmission projects, renewable natural gas projects, and natural gas storage facilities. The company was formerly known as Duke Energy Holding Corp. and changed its name to Duke Energy Corporation in April 2006. Duke Energy Corporation was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.