Polar Power (NASDAQ:POLA) & Commerce Energy Group (OTCMKTS:CMNR) Financial Analysis

Commerce Energy Group (OTCMKTS:CMNR) and Polar Power (NASDAQ:POLA) are both utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and risk.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

26.1% of Polar Power shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Commerce Energy Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 30.8% of Polar Power shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Commerce Energy Group and Polar Power, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Commerce Energy Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Polar Power	1	0	0	0	1.00

Given Commerce Energy Group’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Commerce Energy Group is more favorable than Polar Power.

Profitability

This table compares Commerce Energy Group and Polar Power’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Commerce Energy Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Polar Power	-104.14%	-135.21%	-55.02%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Commerce Energy Group and Polar Power”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Commerce Energy Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Polar Power	$13.97 million	0.30	-$4.68 million	($2.24)	-0.71

Commerce Energy Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Polar Power.

About Commerce Energy Group

Commerce Energy Group Inc. through its subsidiaries provides electric power and natural gas to residential, commercial, industrial and institutional customers in California, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Maryland, New Jersey, Texas, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, and Ohio. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in Costa Mesa, California.

About Polar Power

Polar Power, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells direct current (DC) power generators, renewable energy, and cooling systems in the United States and internationally. The company offers DC base power systems, DC hybrid power systems, DC solar hybrid power systems, and mobile power systems. Its DC power systems are available in diesel, natural gas, LPG/propane, and renewable fuel formats. It serves customers in the telecommunications, military, commercial, industrial, and marine markets. In addition, the company sells its products through a direct sales force, and independent service providers and dealers. The company was formerly known as Polar Products, Inc. and changed its name to Polar Power, Inc. in October 1991. Polar Power, Inc. was incorporated in 1979 and is based in Gardena, California.