Alvopetro Energy (OTCMKTS:ALVOF – Get Free Report) and Cosan (NYSE:CSAN – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.
Profitability
This table compares Alvopetro Energy and Cosan’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Alvopetro Energy | 37.69% | 22.24% | 17.66% |
| Cosan | -32.24% | -36.85% | -9.86% |
Risk and Volatility
Alvopetro Energy has a beta of 0.08, suggesting that its stock price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cosan has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Alvopetro Energy | $45.52 million | 3.63 | $16.30 million | $0.52 | 8.65 |
| Cosan | $8.15 billion | 0.24 | -$1.75 billion | ($1.48) | -2.83 |
Alvopetro Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cosan. Cosan is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alvopetro Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Alvopetro Energy and Cosan, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Alvopetro Energy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Cosan | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Cosan has a consensus price target of $9.50, suggesting a potential upside of 127.00%. Given Cosan’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cosan is more favorable than Alvopetro Energy.
Summary
Alvopetro Energy beats Cosan on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Alvopetro Energy
Alvopetro Energy Ltd. operates as an independent upstream and midstream operator. It engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of hydrocarbons. The company holds interests in the Caburé and Murucututu natural gas assets, Block 182 and 183 exploration assets, and Bom Lugar and Mãe-da-lua oil fields, which covers an area of approximately 22,166 acres in the Recôncavo basin onshore Brazil. Alvopetro Energy Ltd. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
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.
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