OPAL Fuels (NASDAQ:OPAL – Get Free Report) and Stabilis Solutions (NASDAQ:SLNG – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk.
Volatility and Risk
OPAL Fuels has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stabilis Solutions has a beta of 0.14, indicating that its stock price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares OPAL Fuels and Stabilis Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| OPAL Fuels | -0.74% | -1.84% | -0.28% |
| Stabilis Solutions | 1.28% | 1.35% | 1.05% |
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| OPAL Fuels | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 |
| Stabilis Solutions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
OPAL Fuels currently has a consensus price target of $2.81, suggesting a potential upside of 11.17%. Stabilis Solutions has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 123.71%. Given Stabilis Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Stabilis Solutions is more favorable than OPAL Fuels.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares OPAL Fuels and Stabilis Solutions”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| OPAL Fuels | $299.97 million | 1.46 | $11.03 million | $0.06 | 42.17 |
| Stabilis Solutions | $73.29 million | 1.13 | $4.60 million | $0.04 | 111.75 |
OPAL Fuels has higher revenue and earnings than Stabilis Solutions. OPAL Fuels is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stabilis Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
12.2% of OPAL Fuels shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of Stabilis Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 84.6% of OPAL Fuels shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 72.2% of Stabilis Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
About OPAL Fuels
OPAL Fuels Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and distribution of renewable natural gas for use as a vehicle fuel for heavy and medium-duty trucking fleets. It also designs, develops, constructs, operates, and services fueling stations for trucking fleets that use natural gas to displace diesel as transportation fuel. In addition, it offers design, development, and construction services for hydrogen fueling stations. Further, the company engages in the generation and sale of renewable power to utilities. OPAL Fuels Inc. is based in White Plains, New York.
About Stabilis Solutions
Stabilis Solutions, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, an energy transition company, provides clean energy production, storage, transportation, and fueling solutions primarily using liquefied natural gas (LNG) to various end markets in North America. The company offers LNG solutions to customers in aerospace, agriculture, energy, industrial, marine bunkering, mining, pipeline, remote power, and utility markets. It also provides engineering and field support services, as well as rents cryogenic equipment. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Stabilis Solutions, Inc. is a subsidiary of LNG Investment Company LLC.
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