Kolibri Global Energy (NASDAQ:KGEI – Get Free Report) and Clearway Energy (NYSE:CWEN – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, risk and dividends.
Volatility & Risk
Kolibri Global Energy has a beta of 0.03, meaning that its stock price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clearway Energy has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Kolibri Global Energy 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 | |
| Kolibri Global Energy | $58.52 million | 2.50 | $18.11 million | $0.54 | 7.65 |
| Clearway Energy | $1.37 billion | 5.17 | $88.00 million | $2.34 | 14.97 |
Clearway Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Kolibri Global Energy. Kolibri Global Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Clearway Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Kolibri Global Energy and Clearway Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Kolibri Global Energy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Clearway Energy | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2.56 |
Kolibri Global Energy presently has a consensus price target of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 166.34%. Clearway Energy has a consensus price target of $36.71, indicating a potential upside of 4.81%. Given Kolibri Global Energy’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Kolibri Global Energy is more favorable than Clearway Energy.
Profitability
This table compares Kolibri Global Energy and Clearway Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Kolibri Global Energy | 33.40% | 9.54% | 7.28% |
| Clearway Energy | 20.07% | 4.96% | 1.81% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
27.3% of Kolibri Global Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Clearway Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Clearway Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Clearway Energy beats Kolibri Global Energy on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Kolibri Global Energy
Kolibri Global Energy Inc. engages in the finding and exploiting oil, gas, and clean and sustainable energy in the United States. It sells crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. The company was formerly known as BNK Petroleum Inc. and changed its name to Kolibri Global Energy Inc. in November 2020. Kolibri Global Energy Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California.
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.
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