NET Power (NYSE:NPWR) vs. China Energy Recovery (OTCMKTS:CGYV) Head-To-Head Survey

China Energy Recovery (OTCMKTS:CGYV) and NET Power (NYSE:NPWR) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for China Energy Recovery and NET Power, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
China Energy Recovery	0	0	0	0	0.00
NET Power	1	0	1	1	2.67

NET Power has a consensus target price of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 55.46%. Given NET Power’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe NET Power is more favorable than China Energy Recovery.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

53.6% of NET Power shares are held by institutional investors. 37.7% of China Energy Recovery shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of NET Power shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

China Energy Recovery has a beta of -1.09, meaning that its stock price is 209% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NET Power has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares China Energy Recovery and NET Power”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
China Energy Recovery	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NET Power	$250,000.00	2,256.21	-$49.19 million	($2.36)	-1.09

China Energy Recovery has higher earnings, but lower revenue than NET Power.

Profitability

This table compares China Energy Recovery and NET Power’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
China Energy Recovery	N/A	N/A	N/A
NET Power	N/A	-27.05%	-8.77%

Summary

NET Power beats China Energy Recovery on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About China Energy Recovery

China Energy Recovery, Inc. designs, manufactures, installs, and services waste heat recovery systems in China. The company’s energy recovery systems capture industrial waste energy to produce electrical power, which enables industrial manufacturers to reduce their energy costs, shrink their emissions footprint, and generate saleable emissions credits. It serves petrochemical, paper manufacturing, refining/power generation, coke processing, cement, and steel industries. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

About NET Power

NET Power Inc. operates as a clean energy technology company. The company invents, develops, and licenses clean power generation technology. NET Power Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina.