Critical Contrast: CBRE Acquisition (OTCMKTS:CBAHU) and NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE)

CBRE Acquisition (OTCMKTS:CBAHU) and NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) are both transportation, communications, electric, gas, and sanitary services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares CBRE Acquisition and NextEra Energy”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CBRE Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NextEra Energy	$28.11 billion	5.77	$7.31 billion	$3.38	23.33

NextEra Energy has higher revenue and earnings than CBRE Acquisition.

Profitability

This table compares CBRE Acquisition and NextEra Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CBRE Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A
NextEra Energy	26.49%	11.94%	3.86%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

78.7% of NextEra Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of NextEra Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for CBRE Acquisition and NextEra Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CBRE Acquisition	0	0	0	0	0.00
NextEra Energy	0	7	7	0	2.50

NextEra Energy has a consensus price target of $86.85, indicating a potential upside of 10.15%. Given NextEra Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NextEra Energy is more favorable than CBRE Acquisition.

Summary

NextEra Energy beats CBRE Acquisition on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CBRE Acquisition

Altus Power, Inc. operates as a clean electrification company in the United States. It is involved in the on-site solar generation for commercial, industrial, and public customers; community solar; energy storage; and electric vehicle charging businesses. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.

About NextEra Energy

NextEra Energy, Inc., through its subsidiaries, generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric power to retail and wholesale customers in North America. The company generates electricity through wind, solar, nuclear,natural gas, and other clean energy. It also develops, constructs, and operates long-term contracted assets that consists of clean energy solutions, such as renewable generation facilities, battery storage projects, and electric transmission facilities; sells energy commodities; and owns, develops, constructs, manages and operates electric generation facilities in wholesale energy markets. The company had approximately 33,276 megawatts of net generating capacity; approximately 90,000 circuit miles of transmission and distribution lines; and 883 substations. It serves approximately 12 million people through approximately 5.9 million customer accounts in the east and lower west coasts of Florida. The company was formerly known as FPL Group, Inc. and changed its name to NextEra Energy, Inc. in 2010. NextEra Energy, Inc. was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida.