Verde Clean Fuels (NASDAQ:VGAS – Get Free Report) is one of 42 publicly-traded companies in the “Industrial organic chemicals” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Verde Clean Fuels to similar businesses based on the strength of its dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares Verde Clean Fuels and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Verde Clean Fuels | N/A | -8.59% | -7.17% |
Verde Clean Fuels Competitors | 5.52% | -378.13% | -1.75% |
Volatility and Risk
Verde Clean Fuels has a beta of -0.48, meaning that its stock price is 148% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Verde Clean Fuels’ competitors have a beta of 0.79, meaning that their average stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Verde Clean Fuels | N/A | -$2.74 million | -9.53 |
Verde Clean Fuels Competitors | $6.10 billion | $9.03 million | 5.06 |
Verde Clean Fuels’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Verde Clean Fuels. Verde Clean Fuels is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Verde Clean Fuels and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Verde Clean Fuels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Verde Clean Fuels Competitors | 385 | 733 | 1191 | 56 | 2.39 |
As a group, “Industrial organic chemicals” companies have a potential upside of 16.78%. Given Verde Clean Fuels’ competitors higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Verde Clean Fuels has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
15.6% of Verde Clean Fuels shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.2% of shares of all “Industrial organic chemicals” companies are held by institutional investors. 16.0% of shares of all “Industrial organic chemicals” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Verde Clean Fuels competitors beat Verde Clean Fuels on 9 of the 10 factors compared.
About Verde Clean Fuels
Verde Clean Fuels, Inc., operates as a clean energy technology company in the United States. It specializes in the conversion of synthesis gas, or syngas, derived from feedstocks, such as biomass, natural gas, and other feedstocks into liquid hydrocarbons that can be used as gasoline through proprietary liquid fuels technology. Verde Clean Fuels, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
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