Contrasting CLP (OTCMKTS:CLPHY) & Pacific Gas & Electric (NYSE:PCG)

Pacific Gas & Electric (NYSE:PCG) and CLP (OTCMKTS:CLPHY) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

78.6% of Pacific Gas & Electric shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Pacific Gas & Electric shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Pacific Gas & Electric has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CLP has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Pacific Gas & Electric pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. CLP pays an annual dividend of $0.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Pacific Gas & Electric pays out 16.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pacific Gas & Electric has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Pacific Gas & Electric and CLP, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pacific Gas & Electric	1	6	7	0	2.43
CLP	0	0	0	0	0.00

Pacific Gas & Electric currently has a consensus target price of $20.55, indicating a potential upside of 33.46%. Given Pacific Gas & Electric’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Pacific Gas & Electric is more favorable than CLP.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Pacific Gas & Electric and CLP”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pacific Gas & Electric	$24.42 billion	1.39	$2.51 billion	$1.19	12.94
CLP	$11.66 billion	2.06	$1.52 billion	N/A	N/A

Pacific Gas & Electric has higher revenue and earnings than CLP.

Profitability

This table compares Pacific Gas & Electric and CLP’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pacific Gas & Electric	10.93%	11.10%	2.42%
CLP	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Pacific Gas & Electric beats CLP on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pacific Gas & Electric

PG&E Corp. operates as a holding company, which engages in generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity and natural gas to customers. It specializes in energy, utility, power, gas, electricity, solar and sustainability. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

About CLP

CLP Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity in Hong Kong, Mainland China, India Thailand, Taiwan, and Australia. The company generates electricity through coal, gas, nuclear, and renewable resources, such as wind, hydro, and solar. It is also involved in the provision of pumped storage services, and energy and infrastructure solutions; property investment activities; and retail of electricity and gas. CLP Holdings Limited was founded in 1901 and is based in Hung Hom, Hong Kong.