Verde Clean Fuels (NASDAQ:VGAS – Get Free Report) and Energy Vault (NYSE:NRGV – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings and valuation.
Volatility and Risk
Verde Clean Fuels has a beta of -0.31, suggesting that its share price is 131% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energy Vault has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Verde Clean Fuels and Energy Vault’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Verde Clean Fuels | N/A | -11.33% | -10.89% |
| Energy Vault | -52.97% | -171.09% | -40.28% |
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Verde Clean Fuels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Energy Vault | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.83 |
Energy Vault has a consensus price target of $5.08, indicating a potential upside of 24.78%. Given Energy Vault’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Energy Vault is more favorable than Verde Clean Fuels.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
15.6% of Verde Clean Fuels shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.0% of Energy Vault shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of Verde Clean Fuels shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.2% of Energy Vault shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Verde Clean Fuels and Energy Vault”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Verde Clean Fuels | N/A | N/A | -$6.96 million | ($0.35) | -2.86 |
| Energy Vault | $203.67 million | 3.56 | -$103.61 million | ($0.71) | -5.73 |
Verde Clean Fuels has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Energy Vault. Energy Vault is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Verde Clean Fuels, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Energy Vault beats Verde Clean Fuels on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Verde Clean Fuels
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.
About Energy Vault
Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. develops and sells energy storage solutions. The company offers B-Vault, an electrochemical battery energy storage systems for shorter-duration energy storage needs; G-Vault, a proprietary gravity energy storage solution, including EVx solution; and H-Vault, a hybrid energy storage systems including systems that integrate green hydrogen. Its software solutions includes Vault-OS, an energy management system the management of one or more diverse storage mediums; Vault-Bidder that utilizes machine learning algorithms to match node-specific data with real-time weather and asset performance information; and Vault-Manager which designs to safeguard asset management and to help blend developing technologies seamlessly into existing solutions. Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. is based in Westlake Village, California.
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