Head-To-Head Comparison: Northland Power (OTCMKTS:NPIFF) & Yankuang Energy Group (OTCMKTS:YZCAY)

Yankuang Energy Group (OTCMKTS:YZCAY) and Northland Power (OTCMKTS:NPIFF) are both utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Yankuang Energy Group and Northland Power”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Yankuang Energy Group	$18.55 billion	0.75	$1.19 billion	$1.78	8.08
Northland Power	$1.74 billion	2.40	-$116.84 million	($0.41)	-39.07

Yankuang Energy Group has higher revenue and earnings than Northland Power. Northland Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Yankuang Energy Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Yankuang Energy Group and Northland Power’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Yankuang Energy Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northland Power	-5.60%	10.29%	3.31%

Dividends

Yankuang Energy Group pays an annual dividend of $0.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Northland Power pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Yankuang Energy Group pays out 24.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Northland Power pays out -124.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Northland Power is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Volatility and Risk

Yankuang Energy Group has a beta of 0.33, suggesting that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northland Power has a beta of 0.1, suggesting that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Yankuang Energy Group and Northland Power, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Yankuang Energy Group	0	1	0	0	2.00
Northland Power	0	3	4	0	2.57

Summary

Northland Power beats Yankuang Energy Group on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Yankuang Energy Group

Yankuang Energy Group Company Limited engages in the mining, preparation, and sale of coal in China and internationally. It offers thermal, PCI, and coking coal for electric power, metallurgy, chemical industry, etc.; manufactures, installs, and sells mining equipment and machinery; manufactures and sells coal mining and excavating equipment, cable, and rubber products; manufactures and sells methanol, acetic acid, ethyl acetate, caprolactam, naphtha, crude liquid wax, etc.; produces and sells chemicals and synthesis catalyst; explores for potash mineral; and sells coal mine machinery equipment and accessories, construction materials, petroleum products, and mineral products. The company also provides electricity and related heat supply; railway, river, and lakes transportation; coal mining technology development, transfer, and consultation; underground mines and coal mine management; supply chain management; factoring; engineering; water pollution control; equity investment fund and corporate asset management, investment advisory and corporate management, foreign investment fund, and trading services; solar and wind power, and production management; and financial services, as well as operates as a trade broker and agent. In addition, it engages in the processing, sale, and transportation of coal; coal resource exploration development; LTCC technology development and equipment rental activities; house and financial leasing; wholesale of coal and non-ferrous metals; real estate development and operation, and property management; investment and management of mineral resources; and logistics storage and leasing activities. The company was formerly known as Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited and changed its name to Yankuang Energy Group Company Limited in December 2021. The company was founded in 1973 and is based in Zoucheng, the People's Republic of China. Yankuang Energy Group Company Limited is a subsidiary of Shandong Energy Group Co.,Ltd.

About Northland Power

Northland Power Inc., an independent power producer, develops, builds, owns, and operates clean and green power projects in Canada, Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Colombia, and internationally. The company produces electricity from renewable resources, such as wind and solar, as well as natural gas for sale under power purchase agreements and other revenue arrangements. It owned or had an economic interest 3.4 gigawatts of operating generating capacity. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.