MDU Resources Group (NYSE:MDU – Get Free Report) and Energy Fuels (NYSE:UUUU – Get Free Report) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings and valuation.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
71.4% of MDU Resources Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.2% of Energy Fuels shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of MDU Resources Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Energy Fuels shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares MDU Resources Group and Energy Fuels’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| MDU Resources Group | 8.92% | 11.24% | 4.23% |
| Energy Fuels | -90.40% | -9.16% | -8.67% |
Risk and Volatility
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares MDU Resources Group and Energy Fuels”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| MDU Resources Group | $4.45 billion | 0.83 | $414.71 million | $1.95 | 9.24 |
| Energy Fuels | $38.66 million | 26.09 | $99.86 million | ($0.22) | -23.32 |
MDU Resources Group has higher revenue and earnings than Energy Fuels. Energy Fuels is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MDU Resources Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for MDU Resources Group and Energy Fuels, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| MDU Resources Group | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Energy Fuels | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.50 |
MDU Resources Group currently has a consensus price target of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.09%. Energy Fuels has a consensus price target of $8.50, suggesting a potential upside of 65.69%. Given Energy Fuels’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Energy Fuels is more favorable than MDU Resources Group.
Summary
MDU Resources Group beats Energy Fuels on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About MDU Resources Group
MDU Resources Group, Inc. engages in the regulated energy delivery, and construction materials and services businesses in the United States. It operates through four segments: Electric, Natural Gas Distribution, Pipeline, and Construction Services. The Electric segment generates, transmits, and distributes electricity for residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming; and operates 3,400 miles of transmission lines, 4,800 miles of distribution lines, and 82 transmission and 298 distribution substations. The Natural Gas Distribution segment distributes natural gas for residential, commercial, and industrial customers in Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming; and supplies related value-added services. The Pipeline segment provides natural gas transportation and underground storage services through a regulated pipeline system primarily in the Rocky Mountain and northern Great Plains regions; and cathodic protection and other energy-related services. The Construction Services segment offers electrical and mechanical contracting services, including the construction and maintenance of electrical and communication wiring and infrastructure, fire suppression systems, mechanical piping, and services; transmission and distribution contracting services, comprise construction and maintenance of overhead and underground electrical, and gas and communication infrastructure; and manufactures and supplies transmission and distribution lines construction equipment and tools. It serves manufacturing, commercial, industrial, transportation, institutional, and renewable and government customers, as well as utilities. MDU Resources Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1924 and is headquartered in Bismarck, North Dakota.
About Energy Fuels
Energy Fuels Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the extraction, recovery, recycling, exploration, permitting, evaluation, and sale of uranium mineral properties in the United States. The company produces and sells vanadium pentoxide, rare earth elements, and heavy mineral sands, such as ilmenite, rutile, zircon, and monazite. The company was formerly known as Volcanic Metals Exploration Inc. and changed its name to Energy Fuels Inc. in May 2006. Energy Fuels Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Lakewood, Colorado.
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