Critical Comparison: Crown LNG (CGBS) vs. The Competition

Crown LNG (NASDAQ:CGBS) is one of 660 publicly-traded companies in the “Holding & other investment offices” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Crown LNG to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Crown LNG and its peers’ 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	-11.59%	-45.10%	0.85%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

21.9% of Crown LNG shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.3% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are held by institutional investors. 81.0% of Crown LNG shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.3% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Crown LNG and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crown LNG	0	0	0	0	N/A
Crown LNG Competitors	115	685	933	19	2.49

As a group, “Holding & other investment offices” companies have a potential upside of 54.62%. Given Crown LNG’s peers higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Crown LNG has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Crown LNG and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Crown LNG	N/A	-$6.19 million	-0.34
Crown LNG Competitors	$607.02 million	$47.77 million	59.33

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

Volatility and Risk

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

Summary

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

Crown LNG Company Profile

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.