Analyzing Crown LNG (CGBS) & Its Rivals

Crown LNG (NASDAQ:CGBS) is one of 660 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 related businesses based on the strength of its risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Crown LNG and its rivals gross 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	$557.52 million	$44.25 million	74.97

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 current ratings and recommmendations for Crown LNG and its rivals, 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 53.99%. Given Crown LNG’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Crown LNG has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Risk and Volatility

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 rivals have a beta of 0.03, indicating that their average stock price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

Insider & Institutional 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, 26.3% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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.