Far East Wind Power (OTCMKTS:FEWP) & Northland Power (OTCMKTS:NPIFF) Critical Comparison

Far East Wind Power (OTCMKTS:FEWP) and Northland Power (OTCMKTS:NPIFF) are both utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Far East Wind Power and Northland Power, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Far East Wind Power	0	0	0	0	0.00
Northland Power	0	4	3	0	2.43

Given Far East Wind Power’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Far East Wind Power is more favorable than Northland Power.

Profitability

This table compares Far East Wind Power and Northland Power’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Far East Wind Power	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northland Power	-5.63%	10.84%	3.48%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Far East Wind Power and Northland Power”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Far East Wind Power	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.03)	N/A
Northland Power	$1.74 billion	2.57	-$116.84 million	($0.42)	-40.81

Far East Wind Power has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Northland Power. Northland Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Far East Wind Power, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Northland Power beats Far East Wind Power on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Far East Wind Power

Far East Wind Power Corp., a development stage company, focuses on the development, construction, and operation of utility-scale wind energy projects primarily in the People’s Republic of China. The company was formerly known as Celestial Delights USA Corp. and changed its name to Far East Wind Power Corp. in February 2010. Far East Wind Power Corp. was founded in 2008 and is based in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China.

About Northland Power

Northland Power Inc., an independent power producer, develops, builds, owns, and operates clean and green power projects in Canada, Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Colombia, and internationally. The company produces electricity from renewable resources, such as wind and solar, as well as natural gas for sale under power purchase agreements and other revenue arrangements. It owned or had an economic interest 3.4 gigawatts of operating generating capacity. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.