Analyzing Aqua Power Systems (OTCMKTS:APSI) & Enlight Renewable Energy (NASDAQ:ENLT)

Enlight Renewable Energy (NASDAQ:ENLT) and Aqua Power Systems (OTCMKTS:APSI) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Enlight Renewable Energy and Aqua Power Systems, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enlight Renewable Energy	0	2	2	0	2.50
Aqua Power Systems	0	0	0	0	N/A

Enlight Renewable Energy currently has a consensus price target of $18.50, indicating a potential upside of 5.41%. Given Enlight Renewable Energy’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Enlight Renewable Energy is more favorable than Aqua Power Systems.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Enlight Renewable Energy and Aqua Power Systems’ gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Enlight Renewable Energy	$255.70 million	7.93	$70.92 million	$0.57	30.79
Aqua Power Systems	N/A	N/A	$560,000.00	N/A	N/A

Enlight Renewable Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Aqua Power Systems.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

38.9% of Enlight Renewable Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Enlight Renewable Energy and Aqua Power Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enlight Renewable Energy	27.74%	5.05%	1.68%
Aqua Power Systems	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk and Volatility

Enlight Renewable Energy has a beta of 1.68, meaning that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aqua Power Systems has a beta of 6.59, meaning that its share price is 559% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Enlight Renewable Energy beats Aqua Power Systems on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Enlight Renewable Energy

Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd operates a renewable energy platform in Israel, Central-Eastern Europe, Western Europe, and the United States. The company develops, finances, constructs, owns, and operates utility-scale renewable energy projects. It develops wind energy and solar energy projects, as well as energy storage projects. The company was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Rosh Haayin, Israel.

About Aqua Power Systems

Aqua Power Systems Inc. does not have significant operations. The company intends to engage in merger or acquisition opportunities. Previously, it was focused on the goal of developing solar energy collection farms on commercial and/or industrial buildings located on distressed, blighted, and/or underutilized commercial land in North Carolina and other southern states of the United States. The company was formerly known as NC Solar Inc. and changed its name to Aqua Power Systems Inc. in August 2014. Aqua Power Systems Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Winter Park, Florida.