Reviewing W2 Energy (OTCMKTS:AEPT) & Excelerate Energy (NYSE:EE)

Excelerate Energy (NYSE:EE) and W2 Energy (OTCMKTS:AEPT) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Excelerate Energy and W2 Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Excelerate Energy	3.64%	4.16%	2.57%
W2 Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Excelerate Energy and W2 Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Excelerate Energy	1	3	5	0	2.44
W2 Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00

Excelerate Energy presently has a consensus target price of $32.50, suggesting a potential upside of 20.94%. Given Excelerate Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Excelerate Energy is more favorable than W2 Energy.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

21.8% of Excelerate Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.3% of W2 Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Excelerate Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Excelerate Energy has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, W2 Energy has a beta of -0.25, indicating that its share price is 125% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Excelerate Energy and W2 Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Excelerate Energy	$851.44 million	3.60	$32.88 million	$1.36	19.76
W2 Energy	$23.81 million	0.01	-$15.06 million	($0.03)	-0.01

Excelerate Energy has higher revenue and earnings than W2 Energy. W2 Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Excelerate Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Excelerate Energy beats W2 Energy on 14 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Excelerate Energy

Excelerate Energy, Inc. provides flexible liquefied natural gas (LNG) solutions worldwide. The company offers regasification services, including floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs), infrastructure development, and LNG and natural gas supply, procurement, and distribution services; LNG terminal services; and natural gas supply to-power projects. Excelerate Energy, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas. Excelerate Energy, Inc. is a subsidiary of Excelerate Energy Holdings, LLC.

About W2 Energy

American Environmental Partners, Inc., through its subsidiaries, sources, treats, and distributes reclaimed water in the United States. It engages in the designing, construction, and operation of regional water treatment facilities that serve industrial, energy, and government sectors. The company also focuses on drilling, operating, and partnership opportunities in the upstream oil and gas space. It also provides geotechnical services; educational marketing platforms of podcasts and videography; and construction, drilling, flowback, completions, and well-site services. The company was formerly known as American Energy Partners, Inc. and changed its name to American Environmental Partners, Inc. in October 2023. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is based in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.