Clearway Energy (NYSE:CWEN) and Itm Power (OTCMKTS:ITMPF) Financial Contrast

Itm Power (OTCMKTS:ITMPF) and Clearway Energy (NYSE:CWEN) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Itm Power and Clearway Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Itm Power	$33.35 million	27.21	-$58.30 million	N/A	N/A
Clearway Energy	$1.43 billion	4.70	$169.00 million	$0.04	817.47

Clearway Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Itm Power.

Risk and Volatility

Itm Power has a beta of 3.33, indicating that its share price is 233% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clearway Energy has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

84.5% of Clearway Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Itm Power	N/A	N/A	N/A
Clearway Energy	5.78%	1.60%	0.55%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Itm Power and Clearway Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Itm Power	0	1	1	0	2.50
Clearway Energy	1	2	4	2	2.78

Clearway Energy has a consensus target price of $44.00, indicating a potential upside of 34.56%. Given Clearway Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Clearway Energy is more favorable than Itm Power.

Summary

Clearway Energy beats Itm Power on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Itm Power

ITM Power Plc designs and manufactures proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysers in the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, rest of Europe, and the United States. Its product portfolio includes TRIDENT, an PEM electrolysers stack technology; NEPTUNE, a 2MW plug and play electrolyser for small to mid-size projects; and POSEIDON, a cutting-edge 20 MW module for large-scale projects. ITM Power Plc was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Sheffield, the United Kingdom.

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.