Crescent Energy (NYSE:CRGY) vs. OPAL Fuels (NASDAQ:OPAL) Financial Contrast

Crescent Energy (NYSE:CRGY) and OPAL Fuels (NASDAQ:OPAL) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Crescent Energy and OPAL Fuels, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crescent Energy	1	3	8	2	2.79
OPAL Fuels	2	3	0	0	1.60

Crescent Energy currently has a consensus price target of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 45.31%. OPAL Fuels has a consensus price target of $2.72, suggesting a potential upside of 42.23%. Given Crescent Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Crescent Energy is more favorable than OPAL Fuels.

Profitability

This table compares Crescent Energy and OPAL Fuels’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crescent Energy	-7.47%	8.10%	3.47%
OPAL Fuels	1.33%	-479.62%	0.47%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

52.1% of Crescent Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.2% of OPAL Fuels shares are held by institutional investors. 13.2% of Crescent Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 85.7% of OPAL Fuels shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Crescent Energy has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OPAL Fuels has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Crescent Energy and OPAL Fuels”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Crescent Energy	$3.58 billion	1.02	$132.91 million	($0.75)	-14.68
OPAL Fuels	$348.98 million	0.95	$14.75 million	$0.07	27.29

Crescent Energy has higher revenue and earnings than OPAL Fuels. Crescent Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OPAL Fuels, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Crescent Energy beats OPAL Fuels on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Crescent Energy

Crescent Energy Company acquires, develops, and produces crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs) reserves. Its portfolio of assets comprises mid-cycle unconventional and conventional assets in the Eagle Ford and Uinta Basins. It also owns and operates various midstream assets, which provide services to customers. The company is based in Houston, Texas.

About OPAL Fuels

OPAL Fuels Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and distribution of renewable natural gas for use as a vehicle fuel for heavy and medium-duty trucking fleets. It also designs, develops, constructs, operates, and services fueling stations for trucking fleets that use natural gas to displace diesel as transportation fuel. In addition, it offers design, development, and construction services for hydrogen fueling stations. Further, the company engages in the generation and sale of renewable power to utilities. OPAL Fuels Inc. is based in White Plains, New York.