Verde Clean Fuels (VGAS) & Its Competitors Head to Head Contrast

Verde Clean Fuels (NASDAQ:VGAS) is one of 44 public companies in the “Industrial organic chemicals” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Verde Clean Fuels to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

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	5.52%	-361.10%	-1.56%

Risk & Volatility

Verde Clean Fuels has a beta of -0.48, meaning that its share price is 148% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Verde Clean Fuels’ rivals have a beta of -92.43, meaning that their average share price is 9,343% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Verde Clean Fuels and its rivals, as reported 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	411	956	1431	61	2.40

As a group, “Industrial organic chemicals” companies have a potential upside of 15.54%. Given Verde Clean Fuels’ rivals higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Verde Clean Fuels has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

15.6% of Verde Clean Fuels shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.2% of shares of all “Industrial organic chemicals” companies are held by institutional investors. 15.5% of shares of all “Industrial organic chemicals” companies are held 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.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Verde Clean Fuels	N/A	-$2.74 million	-9.93
Verde Clean Fuels Competitors	$4.07 billion	$14.67 million	5.61

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.

Summary

Verde Clean Fuels rivals beat Verde Clean Fuels on 7 of the 9 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.