Contrasting Crown LNG (CGBS) and Its Peers

Crown LNG (NASDAQ:CGBS) is one of 668 publicly-traded companies in the “Holding & other investment offices” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Crown LNG to similar companies based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

21.9% of Crown LNG shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.8% 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, 25.9% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Crown LNG has a beta of -0.2, indicating that its stock price is 120% 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.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Crown LNG and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Crown LNG	N/A	-$6.19 million	-0.33
Crown LNG Competitors	$1.01 billion	$79.21 million	63.63

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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Crown LNG and its peers, 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	128	727	959	18	2.47

As a group, “Holding & other investment offices” companies have a potential upside of 55.94%. Given Crown LNG’s peers higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Crown LNG has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

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	-18.97%	-42.49%	-0.62%

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.