Head to Head Comparison: Clean Energy Technologies (NASDAQ:CETY) versus Cosan (NYSE:CSAN)

Cosan (NYSE:CSAN) and Clean Energy Technologies (NASDAQ:CETY) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and risk.

Volatility & Risk

Cosan has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clean Energy Technologies has a beta of -0.31, suggesting that its stock price is 131% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Cosan and Clean Energy Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cosan	$8.15 billion	0.22	-$1.75 billion	$1.32	2.94
Clean Energy Technologies	$2.42 million	6.52	-$4.42 million	($0.08)	-3.00

Clean Energy Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cosan. Clean Energy Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cosan, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.5% of Clean Energy Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 55.4% of Clean Energy Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Cosan and Clean Energy Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cosan	-28.08%	-27.61%	-8.25%
Clean Energy Technologies	-205.68%	-113.56%	-37.06%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Cosan and Clean Energy Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cosan	0	0	1	1	3.50
Clean Energy Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00

Cosan currently has a consensus target price of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 390.32%. Given Cosan’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Cosan is more favorable than Clean Energy Technologies.

Summary

Cosan beats Clean Energy Technologies on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cosan

Cosan S.A. engages in the fuel distribution business. It operates through Raízen, Compass, Moove, Rumo, and Radar segments. The company’s Raízen segment engages in the production, commercialization, origination, and trading of ethanol, bioenergy, renewable sources, and sugar; trading and resale of electricity; and distribution and commercialization of fuels and lubricants. Its Compass segment distributes piped natural gas to industrial, residential, commercial, automotive, and cogeneration customers; and develops infrastructure projects in a regasification terminal, offshore gas pipeline, and thermal generation projects utilizing natural gas, as well as commercialization of electricity and natural gas. The company’s Moove segment produces and distributes lubricants under the Comma brand. Its Rumo segment provides logistics services for rail transportation, port storage, and loading of goods, including grains and sugar; and leases locomotives, wagons, and another railroad equipment, as well as operates containers. The company’s Radar segment manages agricultural property. It operates in Brazil, England, France, Spain and Portugal, Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay and Paraguay, the United States, Asia, and internationally. Cosan S.A. was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.

About Clean Energy Technologies

Clean Energy Technologies, Inc. designs, produces, and markets clean energy products and integrated solutions that focuses on energy efficiency and renewable energy in the United States. It operates through four segments: Clean Energy HRS and CETY Europe, CETY Renewables Waste to Energy Solutions, engineering and Manufacturing Business, and CETY HK. The company offers Clean Cycle, which generates electricity by recycling wasted heat produced in manufacturing, waste to energy, and power generation facilities. It also converts waste products created in manufacturing, agriculture, wastewater treatment plants, and other industries to electricity, renewable natural gas, hydrogen, and bio char. In addition, the company offers engineering, consulting, and project management solutions. Further, the company is involved in the sourcing and suppling of liquefied natural gas to industries and municipalities located in the southern part of Sichuan Province and portions of Yunnan Province. The company was formerly known as Probe Manufacturing, Inc. and changed its name to Clean Energy Technologies, Inc. in November 2015. Clean Energy Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Irvine, California. Clean Energy Technologies, Inc. is a subsidiary of MGW Investment I Ltd.