Critical Review: Altus Power (NYSE:AMPS) versus Premier (OTCMKTS:PRHL)

Altus Power (NYSE:AMPS) and Premier (OTCMKTS:PRHL) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Altus Power and Premier, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Altus Power	0	2	5	2	3.00
Premier	0	0	0	0	0.00

Altus Power currently has a consensus price target of $5.21, suggesting a potential upside of 31.34%. Given Altus Power’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Altus Power is more favorable than Premier.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

46.6% of Altus Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.3% of Altus Power shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Premier shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Altus Power and Premier’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Altus Power	19.18%	4.79%	1.16%
Premier	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Altus Power and Premier”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Altus Power	$155.16 million	4.11	-$9.35 million	$0.22	18.05
Premier	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Premier has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Altus Power.

Summary

Altus Power beats Premier on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Altus Power

Altus Power, Inc., a clean electrification company, develops, owns, constructs, and operates roof, ground, and carport-based photovoltaic solar energy generation and storage systems. It serves commercial, industrial, public sector, and community solar customers. Altus Power, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.

About Premier

Premier Holding Corp. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of energy solutions. The firm operates through its subsidiary companies, Energy Efficiency Experts, Inc. (E3) and The Power Company USA, LLC (TPC). It enables customers to reduce energy consumption, lower operating and maintenance costs, and realize environmental benefits. The company was founded on October 18, 1971 and is headquartered in Tustin, CA.