Clearway Energy (NYSE:CWEN – Get Rating) and Altus Power (NYSE:AMPS – Get Rating) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares Clearway Energy and Altus Power’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Clearway Energy | 48.58% | -9.85% | -3.23% |
| Altus Power | 0.57% | -0.86% | -0.28% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Clearway Energy and Altus Power, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Clearway Energy | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2.60 |
| Altus Power | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 |
Volatility & Risk
Clearway Energy has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Altus Power has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
78.0% of Clearway Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.7% of Altus Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Clearway Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 31.6% of Altus Power shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Clearway Energy and Altus Power’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Clearway Energy | $1.19 billion | 5.09 | $582.00 million | $5.27 | 5.69 |
| Altus Power | $101.16 million | 7.45 | $55.44 million | ($0.02) | -235.38 |
Clearway Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Altus Power. Altus Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Clearway Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
About Clearway Energy
Clearway Energy, Inc. engages in the ownership of contracted renewable and conventional generation facilities and thermal infrastructure assets. It operates through the following segments: Conventional Generation, Thermal, Renewable, and Corporate. The Renewable segment include solar and wind business. The Corporate segment consists company’s corporate costs and include eliminating entries. The company was founded on December 20, 2012 and is headquartered in Princeton, NJ.
About Altus Power
Altus Power, Inc., a clean electrification company, originates, develops, owns, and operates roof, ground, and carport-based photovoltaic solar energy generation and storage systems. The company serves commercial, industrial, public sector, and community solar customers. Altus Power, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.
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