Head-To-Head Comparison: NET Power (NYSE:NPWR) and Uranium Royalty (NASDAQ:UROY)

NET Power (NYSE:NPWR) and Uranium Royalty (NASDAQ:UROY) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Risk and Volatility

NET Power has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Uranium Royalty has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

53.6% of NET Power shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.2% of Uranium Royalty shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of NET Power shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares NET Power and Uranium Royalty’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NET Power	N/A	-27.05%	-8.77%
Uranium Royalty	-2.90%	-0.56%	-0.54%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for NET Power and Uranium Royalty, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NET Power	1	0	1	1	2.67
Uranium Royalty	0	1	2	1	3.00

NET Power currently has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 64.61%. Uranium Royalty has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.82%. Given NET Power’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NET Power is more favorable than Uranium Royalty.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares NET Power and Uranium Royalty”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NET Power	$12,000.00	44,392.66	-$49.19 million	($2.36)	-1.03
Uranium Royalty	$11.19 million	44.31	-$4.06 million	($0.01)	-371.00

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

Summary

Uranium Royalty beats NET Power on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About NET Power

NET Power Inc. operates as a clean energy technology company. The company invents, develops, and licenses clean power generation technology. NET Power Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina.

About Uranium Royalty

Uranium Royalty Corp. operates as a pure-play uranium royalty company. It acquires, accumulates, and manages a portfolio of geographically diversified uranium interests. The company has royalty interests in the McArthur River, Cigar Lake / Waterbury Lake, Roughrider, Russell Lake, Russell Lake south, and Dawn Lake projects in Saskatchewan, Canada; Anderson and San Rafael projects in Arizona; Lance and Reno Creek projects in Wyoming; Church Rock and Roca Honda projects in New Mexico; Dewey-Burdock project in South Dakota; Slick Rock project in Colorado; Langer Heinrich project in Namibia; and Michelin project in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; Energy Queen and Whirlwind project in Utah; and Workman Creek projects in Arizona. Uranium Royalty Corp. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.