Head-To-Head Comparison: Brookfield Renewable (NYSE:BEPC) and Ener-Core (OTCMKTS:ENCR)

Ener-Core (OTCMKTS:ENCR) and Brookfield Renewable (NYSE:BEPC) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Risk & Volatility

Ener-Core has a beta of 47.57, suggesting that its share price is 4,657% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Renewable has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Ener-Core and Brookfield Renewable, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ener-Core	0	0	0	0	0.00
Brookfield Renewable	1	1	3	0	2.40

Brookfield Renewable has a consensus price target of $39.75, indicating a potential upside of 2.29%. Given Brookfield Renewable’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Brookfield Renewable is more favorable than Ener-Core.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Ener-Core and Brookfield Renewable”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ener-Core	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Brookfield Renewable	$5.88 billion	0.96	$236.00 million	($0.89)	-43.67

Brookfield Renewable has higher revenue and earnings than Ener-Core.

Profitability

This table compares Ener-Core and Brookfield Renewable’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ener-Core	N/A	N/A	N/A
Brookfield Renewable	-34.58%	-12.74%	-3.20%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

75.1% of Brookfield Renewable shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of Ener-Core shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

About Ener-Core

Ener-Core, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, license, and market its products that are based on Power Oxidizer technologies. The company's Power Oxidizer technology generates industrial levels of usable heat in a pressure vessel using various organic gases as fuel for an oxidation reaction. Its products include Ener-Core PowerStation EC250 and Ener-Core Powerstation KG2-3GEF/PO, which have applications in landfills, distilleries, and various industrial processes. The company sells its products directly, as well as through distributors in the United States and the Netherlands. Ener-Core, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.

About Brookfield Renewable

Brookfield Renewable Corporation owns and operates a portfolio of renewable power and sustainable solution assets primarily in the United States, Europe, Colombia, and Brazil. It operates hydroelectric, wind, solar, and distributed energy and sustainable solutions with an installed capacity of approximately 19,161 megawatts. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in New York, New York. Brookfield Renewable Corporation operates as a subsidiary of Brookfield BRP Holdings (Canada) Inc.