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ETR vs OPTT

Side-by-side comparison of Entergy Corporation (ETR) and Ocean Power Technologies Inc. (OPTT): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both ETR and OPTT operate in Electric Utilities: Central (Utilities), so they compete in similar markets.
  • ETR is the larger of the two at $50.71B, about 864.3x OPTT ($58.7M).
  • ETR has been more active in the news (14 items in the past 4 weeks vs 7 for OPTT).
  • ETR has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 2 for OPTT).
MetricETROPTT
Company
Entergy Corporation
Ocean Power Technologies Inc.
Price
$108.16-2.34%
$0.30+1.96%
Market cap
$50.71B
$58.7M
1M return
-3.42%
-
1Y return
+30.65%
-
Industry
Electric Utilities: Central
Electric Utilities: Central
Exchange
NYSE
NASDAQ
IPO
2007
News (4w)
14
7
Recent ratings
25
2
ETR

Entergy Corporation

Entergy Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and distribution of electricity in the United States. The company generates electricity through gas/oil, nuclear, coal, hydro, and solar power sources. It operates in two segments, Utility and Entergy Wholesale Commodities. The company's Utility segment generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric power in portions of Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas, and Louisiana, including the City of New Orleans; and distributes natural gas. Its Entergy Wholesale Commodities segment engages in the ownership, operation, and decommissioning of nuclear power plants located in the northern United States; sale of electric power to wholesale customers; provision of services to other nuclear power plant owners; and owning interests in non-nuclear power plants that sell electric power to wholesale customers. It sells energy to retail power providers, utilities, electric power co-operatives, power trading organizations, and other power generation companies. The company's power plants have approximately 30,000 megawatts (MW) of electric generating capacity, which include 8,000 MW of nuclear power. The company delivers electricity to 3.0 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. Entergy Corporation was incorporated in 1949 and is based in New Orleans, Louisiana.

OPTT

Ocean Power Technologies Inc.

Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. develops and commercializes proprietary systems that generate electricity by harnessing the renewable energy of ocean waves in North and South America, Europe, and Asia. It offers PB3 PowerBuoy system that generates power for use independent of the power grid in remote offshore locations. The company also provides hybrid PowerBuoy products; subsea battery systems; and payloads, integration services, and marine installation services. In addition, it offers electric power and real-time data communications for remote offshore and subsea applications in markets, such as offshore oil and gas, defense and security, science and research, and communications. The company serves public and private entities, and agencies that require remote offshore power. Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Monroe Township, New Jersey.

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