Clearway Energy (NYSE:CWEN) versus Hoku (OTCMKTS:HOKUQ) Head to Head Survey

Hoku (OTCMKTS:HOKUQ) and Clearway Energy (NYSE:CWEN) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and valuation.

Volatility and Risk

Hoku has a beta of -8.97, indicating that its stock price is 997% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clearway Energy has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Hoku and Clearway Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hoku	0	0	0	0	0.00
Clearway Energy	0	4	5	0	2.56

Clearway Energy has a consensus target price of $36.71, indicating a potential upside of 2.05%. Given Clearway Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Clearway Energy is more favorable than Hoku.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

84.5% of Clearway Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Hoku shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Clearway Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hoku	N/A	N/A	N/A
Clearway Energy	20.07%	4.96%	1.81%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Hoku and Clearway Energy”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hoku	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Clearway Energy	$1.38 billion	5.33	$88.00 million	$2.34	15.37

Clearway Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Hoku.

Summary

Clearway Energy beats Hoku on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hoku

Hoku Corporation operates as a solar energy products and services company primarily in the United States. It focuses on manufacturing polysilicon, a primary material used in the manufacture of photovoltaic (PV) modules; and designing, engineering, and installing turnkey PV systems and related services in Hawaii using solar modules purchased from third-party suppliers. The company was formerly known as Hoku Scientific, Inc. and changed its name to Hoku Corporation in March 2010. Hoku Corporation was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii. On July 2, 2013, Hoku Corporation along with its affiliates filed a voluntary petition for liquidation under Chapter 7 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Idaho.

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.