Head-To-Head Contrast: Tennessee Valley Authority PARRS A 2029 (NYSE:TVE) & Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE)

Tennessee Valley Authority PARRS A 2029 (NYSE:TVE) and Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE) are both utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Tennessee Valley Authority PARRS A 2029 and Genie Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tennessee Valley Authority PARRS A 2029	N/A	N/A	N/A
Genie Energy	5.05%	12.80%	7.82%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

49.1% of Genie Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.5% of Genie Energy shares are owned 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.

Dividends

Tennessee Valley Authority PARRS A 2029 pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Genie Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Genie Energy pays out 37.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Tennessee Valley Authority PARRS A 2029 and Genie Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tennessee Valley Authority PARRS A 2029	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Genie Energy	$501.97 million	0.79	$24.01 million	$0.81	18.51

Genie Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Tennessee Valley Authority PARRS A 2029.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Tennessee Valley Authority PARRS A 2029 and Genie Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tennessee Valley Authority PARRS A 2029	0	0	0	0	0.00
Genie Energy	0	2	0	0	2.00

Summary

Genie Energy beats Tennessee Valley Authority PARRS A 2029 on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tennessee Valley Authority PARRS A 2029

for more than eight decades, the tennessee valley authority has provided affordable electricity, environmental stewardship and economic development opportunities to the tennessee valley. tva was established by congress in 1933 to address a wide range of environmental, economic and technological issues, including the need for low-cost electricity, and navigation and flood control along the tennessee river system. tva is fully self-financing, funding virtually all operations through electricity sales and power system bond financing. tva makes no profit and receives no tax money. tva’s power service territory includes most off tennessee and parts of alabama, georgia, kentucky, mississippi, north carolina and virginia, covering 80,000 square miles and providing electricity to more than 9 million people at prices below the national average, tva sales electricity to 155 local power companies and 57 directly served industries and federal facilities. mission: tva was built for the people – to

About Genie Energy

Genie Energy Ltd., through its subsidiaries, engages in the supply of electricity and natural gas to residential and small business customers in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, GRE and Genie Renewables. The company also develops, constructs, and operates solar energy projects for commercial and industrial customers, as well as its own portfolio; provides energy brokerage and advisory services; markets community solar energy solutions; and manufactures and distributes solar panel, as well as engages in solar installation design and project management activities. Genie Energy Ltd. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Newark, New Jersey.