Head to Head Contrast: Mirage Energy (OTCMKTS:MRGE) and Green Plains Partners (NASDAQ:GPP)

Mirage Energy (OTCMKTS:MRGE) and Green Plains Partners (NASDAQ:GPP) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Mirage Energy and Green Plains Partners’ top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mirage Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.16	0.28
Green Plains Partners	$79.77 million	3.97	$40.65 million	$1.65	8.26

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

Profitability

This table compares Mirage Energy and Green Plains Partners’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mirage Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
Green Plains Partners	47.43%	14,458.89%	31.32%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Mirage Energy and Green Plains Partners, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mirage Energy	0	0	0	0	N/A
Green Plains Partners	0	0	0	0	N/A

Green Plains Partners has a consensus target price of $14.50, indicating a potential upside of 6.38%. Given Green Plains Partners’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Green Plains Partners is more favorable than Mirage Energy.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

39.3% of Mirage Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.5% of Green Plains Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 29.6% of Mirage Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Green Plains Partners beats Mirage Energy on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mirage Energy

Mirage Energy Corporation, through its subsidiaries, focuses on developing an integrated pipeline and natural gas storage facility in Mexico and the United States. The company was formerly known as Bridgewater Platforms Inc. and changed its name to Mirage Energy Corporation in November 2016. Mirage Energy Corporation was incorporated in 2014 and is based in San Antonio, Texas.

About Green Plains Partners

Green Plains Partners LP provides fuel storage and transportation services in the United States. The company acquires, owns, develops, and operates ethanol and fuel storage facilities, terminals, transportation assets, and other related assets and businesses. It also owns and operates a fleet of 19 trucks and tankers for transportation of ethanol and other products. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.