Cosan (NYSE:CSAN – Get Free Report) and Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (NASDAQ:WAVE – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.
Risk & Volatility
Cosan has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) has a beta of -0.46, meaning that its stock price is 146% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Cosan and Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ), as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Cosan | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.75 |
| Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Cosan and Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ)”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Cosan | $8.15 billion | N/A | -$1.75 billion | ($1.48) | -3.42 |
| Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) | $170,000.00 | 160.79 | -$2.08 million | ($0.60) | -8.21 |
Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cosan. Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cosan, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
0.6% of Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Cosan and Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ)’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Cosan | -32.24% | -36.85% | -9.86% |
| Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) | N/A | -46.74% | -34.83% |
Summary
Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) beats Cosan on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Cosan
Cosan S.A. engages in the fuel distribution business. It operates through Raízen, Compass, Moove, Rumo, and Radar segments. The company’s Raízen segment engages in the production, commercialization, origination, and trading of ethanol, bioenergy, renewable sources, and sugar; trading and resale of electricity; and distribution and commercialization of fuels and lubricants. Its Compass segment distributes piped natural gas to industrial, residential, commercial, automotive, and cogeneration customers; and develops infrastructure projects in a regasification terminal, offshore gas pipeline, and thermal generation projects utilizing natural gas, as well as commercialization of electricity and natural gas. The company’s Moove segment produces and distributes lubricants under the Comma brand. Its Rumo segment provides logistics services for rail transportation, port storage, and loading of goods, including grains and sugar; and leases locomotives, wagons, and another railroad equipment, as well as operates containers. The company’s Radar segment manages agricultural property. It operates in Brazil, England, France, Spain and Portugal, Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay and Paraguay, the United States, Asia, and internationally. Cosan S.A. was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.
About Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ)
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Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ), a wave energy company, engages in the development of a wave energy conversion (WEC) technology that converts ocean and sea waves into clean electricity. The company also holds various agreements comprising power purchase agreements, concession agreements, and other agreements worldwide with pipeline of projects with approximately 404.7 megawatts. It has operations in the United States, Sweden, Israel, the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, Greece, Portugal, China, Australia, and internationally. The company was formerly known as EWPG Holding AB (publ) and changed its name to Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) in June 2021. Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.
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