Clean Energy Pathways (OTCMKTS:CPWY) & Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) Head to Head Analysis

Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) and Clean Energy Pathways (OTCMKTS:CPWY) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Expand Energy and Clean Energy Pathways’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Expand Energy	7.99%	6.31%	4.02%
Clean Energy Pathways	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Expand Energy and Clean Energy Pathways”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Expand Energy	$4.24 billion	6.15	-$714.00 million	$3.52	31.08
Clean Energy Pathways	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Clean Energy Pathways has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Expand Energy.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

97.9% of Expand Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Expand Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Expand Energy has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clean Energy Pathways has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Expand Energy and Clean Energy Pathways, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Expand Energy	0	3	17	2	2.95
Clean Energy Pathways	0	0	0	0	0.00

Expand Energy presently has a consensus price target of $129.44, indicating a potential upside of 18.33%. Given Expand Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Expand Energy is more favorable than Clean Energy Pathways.

Summary

Expand Energy beats Clean Energy Pathways on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Expand Energy

Expand Energy Corporation is an independent natural gas producer principally in the United States. Expand Energy Corporation, formerly known as Chesapeake Energy Corporation, is based in OKLAHOMA CITY.

About Clean Energy Pathways

Clean Energy Pathways, Inc. operates as a multifaceted development-stage alternative energy company. It focuses on developing fossil fuel replacements utilizing clean burning biomass fuel, solar photo voltaic panels for power generation, and solar thermal application for heating water in commercial and residential applications; and LED lighting replacements for high energy and heat producing incandescent and mercury vapor lighting. It is also working to develop carbon neutral organic fertilizers. The company was formerly known as XcelPlus Global Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Clean Energy Pathways, Inc. in August 2010. Clean Energy Pathways, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Buffalo, Wyoming.