Altus Power (NYSE:AMPS) versus CLP (OTCMKTS:CLPHY) Critical Review

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

46.6% of Altus Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.3% of Altus Power shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

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

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	13.55%	2.52%	0.63%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for CLP and Altus Power, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	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 price target of $5.94, indicating a potential upside of 91.14%. Given Altus Power’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Altus Power is more favorable than CLP.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CLP	$11.13 billion	1.92	$850.02 million	N/A	N/A
Altus Power	$155.16 million	3.22	-$9.35 million	$0.14	22.21

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.