Yankuang Energy Group (OTCMKTS:YZCAY – Get Free Report) and Spruce Power (NYSE:SPRU – Get Free Report) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and valuation.
Risk & Volatility
Yankuang Energy Group has a beta of 0.13, meaning that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spruce Power has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Yankuang Energy Group and Spruce Power, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Yankuang Energy Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 |
| Spruce Power | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Yankuang Energy Group | $18.55 billion | 0.81 | $1.19 billion | $1.77 | 8.82 |
| Spruce Power | $111.40 million | 0.36 | -$26.03 million | ($0.76) | -2.88 |
Yankuang Energy Group has higher revenue and earnings than Spruce Power. Spruce Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Yankuang Energy Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
20.8% of Spruce Power shares are held by institutional investors. 11.2% of Spruce Power shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Yankuang Energy Group and Spruce Power’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Yankuang Energy Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Spruce Power | -12.22% | -10.95% | -1.60% |
Summary
Yankuang Energy Group beats Spruce Power on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Yankuang Energy Group
Yankuang Energy Group Company Limited engages in the mining, preparation, and sale of coal in China and internationally. It offers thermal, PCI, and coking coal for electric power, metallurgy, chemical industry, etc.; manufactures, installs, and sells mining equipment and machinery; manufactures and sells coal mining and excavating equipment, cable, and rubber products; manufactures and sells methanol, acetic acid, ethyl acetate, caprolactam, naphtha, crude liquid wax, etc.; produces and sells chemicals and synthesis catalyst; explores for potash mineral; and sells coal mine machinery equipment and accessories, construction materials, petroleum products, and mineral products. The company also provides electricity and related heat supply; railway, river, and lakes transportation; coal mining technology development, transfer, and consultation; underground mines and coal mine management; supply chain management; factoring; engineering; water pollution control; equity investment fund and corporate asset management, investment advisory and corporate management, foreign investment fund, and trading services; solar and wind power, and production management; and financial services, as well as operates as a trade broker and agent. In addition, it engages in the processing, sale, and transportation of coal; coal resource exploration development; LTCC technology development and equipment rental activities; house and financial leasing; wholesale of coal and non-ferrous metals; real estate development and operation, and property management; investment and management of mineral resources; and logistics storage and leasing activities. The company was formerly known as Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited and changed its name to Yankuang Energy Group Company Limited in December 2021. The company was founded in 1973 and is based in Zoucheng, the People's Republic of China. Yankuang Energy Group Company Limited is a subsidiary of Shandong Energy Group Co.,Ltd.
About Spruce Power
Spruce Power Holding Corporation owns and operates distributed solar energy assets in the United States. The company provides subscription-based services for homeowners and businesses to own and maintain rooftop solar and battery storage. It offers its subscription-based services to approximately 75,000 customers. The company is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
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