Clean Energy Fuels (NASDAQ:CLNE) & Granite Ridge Resources (NYSE:GRNT) Financial Survey

Granite Ridge Resources (NYSE:GRNT) and Clean Energy Fuels (NASDAQ:CLNE) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Granite Ridge Resources and Clean Energy Fuels”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Granite Ridge Resources	$495.69 million	1.55	-$27.70 million	($0.21)	-27.78
Clean Energy Fuels	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.44)	-3.32

Clean Energy Fuels has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Granite Ridge Resources. Granite Ridge Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Clean Energy Fuels, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Granite Ridge Resources and Clean Energy Fuels, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Granite Ridge Resources	1	1	2	1	2.60
Clean Energy Fuels	1	2	0	1	2.25

Granite Ridge Resources currently has a consensus price target of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 88.58%. Clean Energy Fuels has a consensus price target of $2.38, indicating a potential upside of 63.24%. Given Granite Ridge Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Granite Ridge Resources is more favorable than Clean Energy Fuels.

Profitability

This table compares Granite Ridge Resources and Clean Energy Fuels’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Granite Ridge Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A
Clean Energy Fuels	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

31.6% of Granite Ridge Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.9% of Clean Energy Fuels shares are held by institutional investors. 8.6% of Granite Ridge Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Clean Energy Fuels shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Granite Ridge Resources beats Clean Energy Fuels on 6 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Granite Ridge Resources

Granite Ridge Resources, Inc. operates as a non-operated oil and gas exploration and production company. It owns a portfolio of wells and acreage across the Permian and other unconventional basins in the United States. Granite Ridge Resources, Inc. is based in Dallas, Texas.

About Clean Energy Fuels

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. provides natural gas as alternative fuels for vehicle fleets and related fueling solutions in the United States and Canada. It supplies renewable natural gas (RNG), compressed natural gas (CNG), and liquefied natural gas (LNG) for medium and heavy-duty vehicles; and offers operation and maintenance services for public and private vehicle fleet customer stations. The company also designs, builds, operates, and maintains vehicle fueling stations; and sells and services compressors and other equipment that are used in RNG production and fueling stations. In addition, it transports and sells CNG, RNG, and LNG through virtual natural gas pipelines and interconnects; sells U.S. federal, state, and local government credits, such as RNG as a vehicle fuel, including Renewable Identification Numbers and Low Carbon Fuel Standards credits; and obtains federal, state, and local credits, grants, and incentives. Further, the company focuses on developing, owning, and operating dairy and other livestock waste RNG projects. It serves heavy-duty trucking, airports, refuse, public transit, industrial, and institutional energy users, as well as government fleets. Clean Energy Fuels Corp. was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.