Analyzing Verde Clean Fuels (VGAS) and The Competition

Verde Clean Fuels (NASDAQ:VGAS) is one of 42 publicly-traded companies in the “Industrial organic chemicals” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Verde Clean Fuels to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, profitability, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

15.6% of Verde Clean Fuels shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.9% of shares of all “Industrial organic chemicals” companies are owned by institutional investors. 12.1% of shares of all “Industrial organic chemicals” companies are owned 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.

Profitability

This table compares Verde Clean Fuels and its rivals’ 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	-26.88%	-377.33%	-1.52%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Verde Clean Fuels and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Verde Clean Fuels	0	0	0	0	N/A
Verde Clean Fuels Competitors	362	954	1418	61	2.42

As a group, “Industrial organic chemicals” companies have a potential upside of 14.67%. Given Verde Clean Fuels’ rivals higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Verde Clean Fuels has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Volatility and Risk

Verde Clean Fuels has a beta of -0.48, indicating that its share price is 148% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Verde Clean Fuels’ rivals have a beta of -97.64, indicating that their average share price is 9,864% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Verde Clean Fuels and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Verde Clean Fuels	N/A	-$2.74 million	-10.09
Verde Clean Fuels Competitors	$6.31 billion	$14.87 million	5.71

Verde Clean Fuels’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Verde Clean Fuels. Verde Clean Fuels is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Verde Clean Fuels rivals beat Verde Clean Fuels on 7 of the 10 factors compared.

Verde Clean Fuels Company Profile

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.