Analyzing CLP (OTCMKTS:CLPHY) and Altus Power (NYSE:AMPS)

CLP (OTCMKTS:CLPHY) and Altus Power (NYSE:AMPS) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Risk & Volatility

CLP has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Altus Power has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

46.6% of Altus Power shares are held by institutional investors. 24.3% of Altus Power shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for CLP and Altus Power, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CLP	0	0	0	0	0.00
Altus Power	0	2	6	2	3.00

Altus Power has a consensus target price of $5.81, suggesting a potential upside of 41.77%. Given Altus Power’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Altus Power is more favorable than CLP.

Profitability

This table compares CLP and Altus Power’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CLP	N/A	N/A	N/A
Altus Power	19.18%	4.90%	1.18%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares CLP and Altus Power”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CLP	$11.13 billion	1.90	$850.02 million	N/A	N/A
Altus Power	$155.16 million	4.25	-$9.35 million	$0.22	18.64

CLP has higher revenue and earnings than Altus Power.

Summary

Altus Power beats CLP on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CLP

CLP Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity in Hong Kong, Mainland China, India Thailand, Taiwan, and Australia. The company generates electricity through coal, gas, nuclear, and renewable resources, such as wind, hydro, and solar. It is also involved in the provision of pumped storage services, and energy and infrastructure solutions; property investment activities; and retail of electricity and gas. CLP Holdings Limited was founded in 1901 and is based in Hung Hom, Hong Kong.

About Altus Power

Altus Power, Inc., a clean electrification company, develops, owns, constructs, and operates roof, ground, and carport-based photovoltaic solar energy generation and storage systems. It serves commercial, industrial, public sector, and community solar customers. Altus Power, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.