Comparing Crown LNG (CGBS) & Its Rivals

Crown LNG (NASDAQ:CGBS) is one of 660 publicly-traded companies in the “Holding & other investment offices” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Crown LNG to related companies based on the strength of its profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.

Risk & Volatility

Crown LNG has a beta of -0.22, suggesting that its share price is 122% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crown LNG’s peers have a beta of 0.04, suggesting that their average share price is 96% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Crown LNG and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Crown LNG	N/A	-$6.19 million	-0.34
Crown LNG Competitors	$578.21 million	$45.95 million	76.47

Crown LNG’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Crown LNG. Crown LNG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Crown LNG and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crown LNG	0	0	0	0	N/A
Crown LNG Competitors	115	685	933	19	2.49

As a group, “Holding & other investment offices” companies have a potential upside of 53.96%. Given Crown LNG’s peers higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Crown LNG has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Crown LNG and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crown LNG	N/A	N/A	-34.39%
Crown LNG Competitors	-11.59%	-45.10%	0.85%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

21.9% of Crown LNG shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.3% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are owned by institutional investors. 81.0% of Crown LNG shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 26.2% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Crown LNG peers beat Crown LNG on 7 of the 10 factors compared.

Crown LNG Company Profile

Crown LNG Holdings Limited develops and delivers tailored offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) liquefaction and regasification terminal infrastructure solutions for harsh weather locations. The company is based in St Helier, Jersey.