Head to Head Contrast: Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) and Alternus Clean Energy (NASDAQ:ALCE)

Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC) and Alternus Clean Energy (NASDAQ:ALCE) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Risk and Volatility

Exelon has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alternus Clean Energy has a beta of -0.63, meaning that its share price is 163% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Exelon and Alternus Clean Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Exelon	10.65%	9.40%	2.38%
Alternus Clean Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Exelon and Alternus Clean Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Exelon	$21.73 billion	1.85	$2.33 billion	$2.32	17.36
Alternus Clean Energy	$16.25 million	0.85	-$69.46 million	N/A	N/A

Exelon has higher revenue and earnings than Alternus Clean Energy.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Exelon and Alternus Clean Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Exelon	0	10	4	0	2.29
Alternus Clean Energy	0	0	0	0	N/A

Exelon presently has a consensus price target of $40.83, suggesting a potential upside of 1.40%. Given Exelon’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Exelon is more favorable than Alternus Clean Energy.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

80.9% of Exelon shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Exelon shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 24.3% of Alternus Clean Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Exelon beats Alternus Clean Energy on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Exelon

Exelon Corporation, a utility services holding company, engages in the energy distribution and transmission businesses in the United States and Canada. The company is involved in the purchase and regulated retail sale of electricity and natural gas, transmission and distribution of electricity, and distribution of natural gas to retail customers. It also offers support services, including legal, human resources, information technology, supply management, financial, engineering, customer operations, transmission and distribution planning, asset management, system operations, and power procurement services. It serves distribution utilities, municipalities, and financial institutions, as well as commercial, industrial, governmental, and residential customers. Exelon Corporation was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

About Alternus Clean Energy

Alternus Energy Group Plc operates as an international vertically integrated independent power producer. It owns, develops, installs, and operates midsized utility scale solar parks. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.