Head-To-Head Comparison: Crown LNG (CGBS) and Its Competitors

Crown LNG (NASDAQ:CGBS) is one of 666 public companies in the “Holding & other investment offices” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Crown LNG to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Crown LNG and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Crown LNG	N/A	-$6.19 million	-0.35
Crown LNG Competitors	$1.05 billion	$84.01 million	72.35

Crown LNG’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Crown LNG. Crown LNG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Crown LNG and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crown LNG	0	0	0	0	N/A
Crown LNG Competitors	128	728	960	19	2.47

As a group, “Holding & other investment offices” companies have a potential upside of 55.82%. Given Crown LNG’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Crown LNG has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares Crown LNG and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crown LNG	N/A	N/A	-34.39%
Crown LNG Competitors	-17.70%	-42.87%	-0.63%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

21.9% of Crown LNG shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.4% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are held by institutional investors. 81.0% of Crown LNG shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 26.4% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Crown LNG has a beta of -0.22, suggesting that its stock price is 122% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crown LNG’s rivals have a beta of 0.03, suggesting that their average stock price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Crown LNG rivals beat Crown LNG on 7 of the 10 factors compared.

About Crown LNG

Crown LNG Holdings Limited develops and delivers tailored offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) liquefaction and regasification terminal infrastructure solutions for harsh weather locations. The company is based in St Helier, Jersey.