Advantage Energy (OTCMKTS:AAVVF – Get Free Report) and Nano Nuclear Energy (NASDAQ:NNE – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Risk & Volatility
Advantage Energy has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nano Nuclear Energy has a beta of 7.19, meaning that its stock price is 619% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Advantage Energy and Nano Nuclear Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Advantage Energy | 9.39% | 3.75% | 2.06% |
| Nano Nuclear Energy | N/A | -26.49% | -25.52% |
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Advantage Energy | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2.43 |
| Nano Nuclear Energy | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2.67 |
Nano Nuclear Energy has a consensus target price of $47.00, indicating a potential upside of 49.92%. Given Nano Nuclear Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Nano Nuclear Energy is more favorable than Advantage Energy.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Advantage Energy and Nano Nuclear Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Advantage Energy | $396.54 million | 3.68 | $15.85 million | $0.25 | 34.92 |
| Nano Nuclear Energy | N/A | N/A | -$10.15 million | ($0.93) | -33.71 |
Advantage Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Nano Nuclear Energy. Nano Nuclear Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Advantage Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
7.9% of Advantage Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 32.8% of Nano Nuclear Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Advantage Energy beats Nano Nuclear Energy on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Advantage Energy
Advantage Energy Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploitation, development, and production natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids (NGLs) in the Province of Alberta, Canada. Its assets are located approximately 4 to 80 km northwest of the city of Grande Prairie, Alberta. The company was formerly known as Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd. and changed its name to Advantage Energy Ltd. in May 2021. Advantage Energy Ltd. was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
About Nano Nuclear Energy
NANO Nuclear Energy, Inc. is a microreactor and nuclear technology company, which provides supply energy services. Its products in technical development are ZEUS, a solid core battery reactor, and ODIN, a low-pressure coolant reactor. The company is founded by Jiang Yu in February, 2022 and is headquartered in New York, NY.
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