Brenmiller Energy (NASDAQ:BNRG) versus Meren Energy (OTCMKTS:AOIFF) Financial Review

Brenmiller Energy (NASDAQ:BNRG) and Meren Energy (OTCMKTS:AOIFF) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Brenmiller Energy and Meren Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brenmiller Energy	1	0	0	0	1.00
Meren Energy	0	0	0	1	4.00

Institutional & Insider Ownership

13.2% of Brenmiller Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.1% of Brenmiller Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Meren Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Brenmiller Energy has a beta of -1.18, suggesting that its share price is 218% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Meren Energy has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Brenmiller Energy and Meren Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brenmiller Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
Meren Energy	N/A	3.52%	1.68%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Brenmiller Energy and Meren Energy”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brenmiller Energy	$620,000.00	4.31	-$6.77 million	($38.50)	-0.02
Meren Energy	N/A	N/A	-$279.10 million	($0.52)	-2.44

Brenmiller Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Meren Energy. Meren Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brenmiller Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Meren Energy beats Brenmiller Energy on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Brenmiller Energy

Brenmiller Energy Ltd. develops, produces, markets, and sells thermal energy storage (TES) systems based on its proprietary technology that enables renewable integration, increases energy efficiency, and reduces carbon emissions. Its TES system dispatches thermal energy on demand in the form of steam, which can be saturated for industrial use, or in the form of a superheated steam, which can be used to activate steam turbines. It markets its proprietary TES systems under the bGen name. The company was formerly known as Brenmiller Energy Consulting Ltd. and changed its name to Brenmiller Energy Ltd. in 2017. Brenmiller Energy Ltd was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Rosh HaAyin, Israel.

About Meren Energy

Africa Oil Corp., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an oil and gas exploration and production company in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. The company holds interests in producing and development assets in deep-water Nigeria, and development assets in Kenya. It also has a portfolio of exploration and appraisal assets in Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya, as well as Guyana and Senegal Guinea Bissau Joint Development Zone. The company was formerly known as Canmex Minerals Corporation and changed its name to Africa Oil Corp. in August 2007. Africa Oil Corp. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.