Financial Survey: Verde Clean Fuels (VGAS) and Its Competitors

Verde Clean Fuels (NASDAQ:VGAS) is one of 87 publicly-traded companies in the “Utilities – Renewable” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Verde Clean Fuels to related companies based on the strength of its valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Verde Clean Fuels and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Verde Clean Fuels	N/A	-$2.74 million	-10.36
Verde Clean Fuels Competitors	$1.06 billion	$63.86 million	18.69

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

Volatility & Risk

Verde Clean Fuels has a beta of -0.48, indicating that its stock price is 148% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Verde Clean Fuels’ rivals have a beta of 0.59, indicating that their average stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Verde Clean Fuels and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Verde Clean Fuels	0	0	0	0	N/A
Verde Clean Fuels Competitors	134	850	1100	78	2.52

As a group, “Utilities – Renewable” companies have a potential upside of 81.63%. Given Verde Clean Fuels’ rivals higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Verde Clean Fuels has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

15.6% of Verde Clean Fuels shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.1% of shares of all “Utilities – Renewable” companies are owned by institutional investors. 30.7% of shares of all “Utilities – Renewable” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Verde Clean Fuels and its rivals’ 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	-9.28%	-4.03%	0.57%

Summary

Verde Clean Fuels rivals beat Verde Clean Fuels on 9 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.