Contrasting Clean Energy Technologies (NASDAQ:CETY) & Clean Energy Pathways (OTCMKTS:CPWY)

Clean Energy Technologies (NASDAQ:CETY) and Clean Energy Pathways (OTCMKTS:CPWY) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Clean Energy Technologies 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
Clean Energy Technologies	$2.42 million	1.70	-$4.42 million	($1.22)	-0.63
Clean Energy Pathways	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Clean Energy Technologies and Clean Energy Pathways, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Clean Energy Technologies	1	0	0	0	1.00
Clean Energy Pathways	0	0	0	0	0.00

Given Clean Energy Pathways’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Clean Energy Pathways is more favorable than Clean Energy Technologies.

Volatility & Risk

Clean Energy Technologies has a beta of -1.41, indicating that its share price is 241% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clean Energy Pathways has a beta of 0.24, indicating that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clean Energy Technologies	-192.29%	-84.63%	-35.69%
Clean Energy Pathways	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.5% of Clean Energy Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.5% of Clean Energy Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Clean Energy Pathways beats Clean Energy Technologies on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Clean Energy Technologies

Clean Energy Technologies, Inc. designs, produces, and markets clean energy products and integrated solutions that focuses on energy efficiency and renewable energy in the United States. It operates through four segments: Clean Energy HRS and CETY Europe, CETY Renewables Waste to Energy Solutions, engineering and Manufacturing Business, and CETY HK. The company offers Clean Cycle, which generates electricity by recycling wasted heat produced in manufacturing, waste to energy, and power generation facilities. It also converts waste products created in manufacturing, agriculture, wastewater treatment plants, and other industries to electricity, renewable natural gas, hydrogen, and bio char. In addition, the company offers engineering, consulting, and project management solutions. Further, the company is involved in the sourcing and suppling of liquefied natural gas to industries and municipalities located in the southern part of Sichuan Province and portions of Yunnan Province. The company was formerly known as Probe Manufacturing, Inc. and changed its name to Clean Energy Technologies, Inc. in November 2015. Clean Energy Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Irvine, California. Clean Energy Technologies, Inc. is a subsidiary of MGW Investment I Ltd.

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.