Head-To-Head Comparison: Crown LNG (CGBS) versus Its Peers

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

Volatility and Risk

Crown LNG has a beta of -0.22, suggesting that its share 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 share price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

21.9% of Crown LNG shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.3% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are owned by institutional investors. 81.0% of Crown LNG shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.3% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Crown LNG and its rivals, as provided 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 rivals higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Crown LNG has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Crown LNG and its rivals top-line 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 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.

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	-11.59%	-45.10%	0.85%

Summary

Crown LNG rivals 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.