Verde Clean Fuels (VGAS) and Its Rivals Financial Survey

Verde Clean Fuels (NASDAQ:VGAS) is one of 42 publicly-traded companies in the “Industrial organic chemicals” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Verde Clean Fuels to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Verde Clean Fuels and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Verde Clean Fuels	N/A	-8.59%	-7.17%
Verde Clean Fuels Competitors	-26.88%	-377.33%	-1.52%

Risk and Volatility

Verde Clean Fuels has a beta of -0.48, meaning that its stock price is 148% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Verde Clean Fuels’ peers have a beta of -97.64, meaning that their average stock price is 9,864% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Verde Clean Fuels and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Verde Clean Fuels	N/A	-$2.74 million	-10.09
Verde Clean Fuels Competitors	$6.31 billion	$14.87 million	5.71

Verde Clean Fuels’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Verde Clean Fuels. Verde Clean Fuels is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Verde Clean Fuels and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Verde Clean Fuels	0	0	0	0	N/A
Verde Clean Fuels Competitors	362	954	1418	61	2.42

As a group, “Industrial organic chemicals” companies have a potential upside of 14.67%. Given Verde Clean Fuels’ peers higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Verde Clean Fuels has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

15.6% of Verde Clean Fuels shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.9% of shares of all “Industrial organic chemicals” companies are owned by institutional investors. 12.1% of shares of all “Industrial organic chemicals” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Verde Clean Fuels peers beat Verde Clean Fuels on 7 of the 10 factors compared.

Verde Clean Fuels Company Profile

Verde Clean Fuels, Inc., operates as a clean energy technology company in the United States. It specializes in the conversion of synthesis gas, or syngas, derived from feedstocks, such as biomass, natural gas, and other feedstocks into liquid hydrocarbons that can be used as gasoline through proprietary liquid fuels technology. Verde Clean Fuels, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.