Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (NASDAQ:WAVE) & Alternus Clean Energy (OTCMKTS:ALCED) Financial Review

Alternus Clean Energy (OTCMKTS:ALCED) and Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (NASDAQ:WAVE) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Alternus Clean Energy and Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ), as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alternus Clean Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00
Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ)	1	0	0	1	2.50

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Alternus Clean Energy and Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ)”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alternus Clean Energy	$310,000.00	N/A	-$6.49 million	($41.06)	-0.00
Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ)	$40,000.00	926.85	-$3.70 million	($0.60)	-11.13

Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Alternus Clean Energy. Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alternus Clean Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Alternus Clean Energy has a beta of -27.07, indicating that its stock price is 2,807% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) has a beta of -0.35, indicating that its stock price is 135% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Alternus Clean Energy and Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ)’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alternus Clean Energy	N/A	N/A	-23.45%
Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ)	N/A	-58.04%	-40.99%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.6% of Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.4% of Alternus Clean Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 31.3% of Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) beats Alternus Clean Energy on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Alternus Clean Energy

Alternus Clean Energy, Inc. operates as a power producer. It develops, installs, owns and operates utility scale solar parks in America and Europe. It operates through the United States and Europe geographical segments. The company was founded by Vincent Browne in 2017 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

About Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ)

Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ), a wave energy company, engages in the development of a wave energy conversion (WEC) technology that converts ocean and sea waves into clean electricity. The company also holds various agreements comprising power purchase agreements, concession agreements, and other agreements worldwide with pipeline of projects with approximately 404.7 megawatts. It has operations in the United States, Sweden, Israel, the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, Greece, Portugal, China, Australia, and internationally. The company was formerly known as EWPG Holding AB (publ) and changed its name to Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) in June 2021. Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.