Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) versus Stabilis Solutions (NASDAQ:SLNG) Financial Review

Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) and Stabilis Solutions (NASDAQ:SLNG) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Centrus Energy and Stabilis Solutions, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Centrus Energy	0	9	6	1	2.50
Stabilis Solutions	1	1	0	0	1.50

Centrus Energy presently has a consensus price target of $235.71, indicating a potential upside of 60.11%. Given Centrus Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Centrus Energy is more favorable than Stabilis Solutions.

Profitability

This table compares Centrus Energy and Stabilis Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Centrus Energy	10.23%	7.06%	2.01%
Stabilis Solutions	-14.06%	-12.33%	-8.17%

Risk & Volatility

Centrus Energy has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stabilis Solutions has a beta of -0.26, meaning that its stock price is 126% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

50.0% of Centrus Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of Stabilis Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Centrus Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 72.2% of Stabilis Solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Centrus Energy and Stabilis Solutions”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Centrus Energy	$448.70 million	6.55	$77.80 million	$2.20	66.92
Stabilis Solutions	$68.25 million	1.41	-$1.35 million	($0.42)	-12.33

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

Summary

Centrus Energy beats Stabilis Solutions on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Centrus Energy

Centrus Energy Corp. supplies nuclear fuel components and services for the nuclear power industry in the United States, Belgium, Japan, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Low-Enriched Uranium (LEU) and Technical Solutions. The LEU segment sells separative work units (SWU) components of LEU; natural uranium hexafluoride, uranium concentrates, and uranium conversion; and enriched uranium products to utilities that operate nuclear power plants. The Technical Solutions segment offers technical, manufacturing, engineering, and operations services to public and private sector customers. The company was formerly known as USEC Inc. and changed its name to Centrus Energy Corp. in September 2014. Centrus Energy Corp. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

About Stabilis Solutions

Stabilis Solutions, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, an energy transition company, provides clean energy production, storage, transportation, and fueling solutions primarily using liquefied natural gas (LNG) to various end markets in North America. The company offers LNG solutions to customers in aerospace, agriculture, energy, industrial, marine bunkering, mining, pipeline, remote power, and utility markets. It also provides engineering and field support services, as well as rents cryogenic equipment. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Stabilis Solutions, Inc. is a subsidiary of LNG Investment Company LLC.