Head to Head Comparison: Lightbridge (NASDAQ:LTBR) and Redeia Corporacion (OTCMKTS:RDEIY)

Redeia Corporacion (OTCMKTS:RDEIY) and Lightbridge (NASDAQ:LTBR) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Redeia Corporacion and Lightbridge, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Redeia Corporacion	2	4	0	1	2.00
Lightbridge	1	0	0	0	1.00

Risk and Volatility

Redeia Corporacion has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lightbridge has a beta of 1.93, meaning that its stock price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Redeia Corporacion and Lightbridge”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Redeia Corporacion	$1.73 billion	0.61	$398.69 million	N/A	N/A
Lightbridge	N/A	N/A	-$11.79 million	($0.83)	-27.83

Redeia Corporacion has higher revenue and earnings than Lightbridge.

Profitability

This table compares Redeia Corporacion and Lightbridge’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Redeia Corporacion	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lightbridge	N/A	-26.81%	-26.36%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

9.1% of Lightbridge shares are held by institutional investors. 6.5% of Lightbridge shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Redeia Corporacion beats Lightbridge on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Redeia Corporacion

Redeia Corporación, S.A. engages in the electricity transmission, and system operation and management of the transmission network for the electricity system in Spain and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Management and Operation of National Electricity Infrastructure; Management and Operation of International Electricity Infrastructure; and Telecommunications (Satellites and Fibre Optic). Its transmission network comprises approximately 45,141 kilometres; and has 94,981 MVA of transformation capacity. The company also provides advisory, engineering, and construction services; and telecommunications, financing, reinsurance, line and substation maintenance, technical consultancy, and satellite telecommunications services. In addition, it manages and constructs energy storage facilities and the water cycle; acquires, holds, manages, and administers equity securities; operates satellite communications system and provides space segment services for the geostationary orbital slots; and sells and leases satellites and spatial capacity. The company was formerly known as Red Eléctrica Corporación, S.A. and changed its name to Redeia Corporación, S.A. in June 2023. Redeia Corporación, S.A. was incorporated in 1985 and is based in Alcobendas, Spain.

About Lightbridge

Lightbridge Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in developing nuclear fuel technology. It develops and commercializes metallic nuclear fuels. The company was formerly known as Thorium Power, Ltd. and changed its name to Lightbridge Corporation in September 2009. Lightbridge Corporation is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.