Comparing Alternus Clean Energy (NASDAQ:ALCE) and E.On (OTCMKTS:EONGY)

E.On (OTCMKTS:EONGY) and Alternus Clean Energy (NASDAQ:ALCE) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk.

Profitability

This table compares E.On and Alternus Clean Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
E.On	2.20%	7.45%	1.43%
Alternus Clean Energy	-447.25%	N/A	-56.54%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares E.On and Alternus Clean Energy”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
E.On	$101.39 billion	0.31	$559.55 million	N/A	N/A
Alternus Clean Energy	$17.36 million	0.23	-$69.46 million	N/A	N/A

E.On has higher revenue and earnings than Alternus Clean Energy.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for E.On and Alternus Clean Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
E.On	0	0	1	1	3.50
Alternus Clean Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00

Risk & Volatility

E.On has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alternus Clean Energy has a beta of -0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 175% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

E.On beats Alternus Clean Energy on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About E.On

E.ON SE operates as an energy company in Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden, the Netherlands, rest of Europe, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Energy Networks and Customer Solutions. The Energy Networks segment operates power and gas distribution networks, as well as provides maintenance, repairs, and related services. The Customer Solutions segment supplies power, gas, and heat, as well as with products and services that enhance energy efficiency to residential, small and medium-sized enterprises, large commercial and industrial, sales partners, and public entities. Additionally, it provides SmartSim, a software solution that allows renewable gases to be fed into gas grids; gas quality tracking solutions; GasPro, a mobile gas sample collector; metering solutions; and GasCalc, a software that calculates natural gases, LNG, and biogases properties. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Essen, Germany.

About Alternus Clean Energy

Alternus Energy Group Plc operates as an international vertically integrated independent power producer. It owns, develops, installs, and operates midsized utility scale solar parks. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.