Advantage Energy (OTCMKTS:AAVVF – Get Free Report) and Brookfield Renewable (NYSE:BEPC – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares Advantage Energy and Brookfield Renewable’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Advantage Energy | 8.03% | 3.30% | 1.82% |
| Brookfield Renewable | -62.07% | -21.54% | -5.01% |
Volatility and Risk
Advantage Energy has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Renewable has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Advantage Energy | $500.25 million | 2.86 | $37.97 million | $0.22 | 38.95 |
| Brookfield Renewable | $3.73 billion | 1.54 | -$2.34 billion | ($0.89) | -44.25 |
Advantage Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Brookfield Renewable. Brookfield Renewable is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Advantage Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
7.9% of Advantage Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of Brookfield Renewable shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Advantage Energy and Brookfield Renewable, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Advantage Energy | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2.71 |
| Brookfield Renewable | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 |
Brookfield Renewable has a consensus price target of $38.50, indicating a potential downside of 2.23%. Given Brookfield Renewable’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Brookfield Renewable is more favorable than Advantage Energy.
Summary
Advantage Energy beats Brookfield Renewable on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Advantage Energy
Advantage Energy Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploitation, development, and production natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids (NGLs) in the Province of Alberta, Canada. Its assets are located approximately 4 to 80 km northwest of the city of Grande Prairie, Alberta. The company was formerly known as Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd. and changed its name to Advantage Energy Ltd. in May 2021. Advantage Energy Ltd. was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
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.
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