Reviewing Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) and Verde Clean Fuels (NASDAQ:VGAS)

Verde Clean Fuels (NASDAQ:VGAS) and Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Verde Clean Fuels and Expand Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Verde Clean Fuels	N/A	-9.44%	-8.79%
Expand Energy	2.41%	5.76%	3.73%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Verde Clean Fuels and Expand Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Verde Clean Fuels	N/A	N/A	-$3.33 million	($0.41)	-7.59
Expand Energy	$4.24 billion	6.01	-$714.00 million	$0.39	273.87

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

15.6% of Verde Clean Fuels shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.9% of Expand Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Verde Clean Fuels shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Expand Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Verde Clean Fuels and Expand Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Verde Clean Fuels	0	0	0	0	0.00
Expand Energy	0	2	17	2	3.00

Expand Energy has a consensus target price of $127.46, suggesting a potential upside of 19.33%. Given Expand Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Expand Energy is more favorable than Verde Clean Fuels.

Volatility and Risk

Verde Clean Fuels has a beta of -0.47, indicating that its share price is 147% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Expand Energy has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Expand Energy beats Verde Clean Fuels on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Verde Clean Fuels

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.

About Expand Energy

Expand Energy Corporation is an independent natural gas producer principally in the United States. Expand Energy Corporation, formerly known as Chesapeake Energy Corporation, is based in OKLAHOMA CITY.