Head-To-Head Survey: Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) & Bloom Energy (NYSE:BE)

Bloom Energy (NYSE:BE) and Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Bloom Energy and Expand Energy”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bloom Energy	$1.82 billion	11.34	-$29.23 million	N/A	N/A
Expand Energy	$4.24 billion	6.30	-$714.00 million	$3.52	31.82

Bloom Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Expand Energy.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bloom Energy	0.84%	8.74%	2.08%
Expand Energy	7.99%	6.31%	4.02%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

77.0% of Bloom Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.9% of Expand Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of Bloom Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Expand Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Bloom Energy has a beta of 3, suggesting that its share price is 200% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Expand Energy has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Bloom Energy and Expand Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bloom Energy	3	12	10	1	2.35
Expand Energy	0	3	17	2	2.95

Bloom Energy currently has a consensus price target of $93.77, suggesting a potential upside of 7.53%. Expand Energy has a consensus price target of $129.44, suggesting a potential upside of 15.55%. Given Expand Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Expand Energy is more favorable than Bloom Energy.

Summary

Expand Energy beats Bloom Energy on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Bloom Energy

Bloom Energy Corporation designs, manufactures, sells, and installs solid-oxide fuel cell systems for on-site power generation in the United States and internationally. The company offers Bloom Energy Server, a solid oxide technology that converts fuel, such as natural gas, biogas, hydrogen, or a blend of these fuels into electricity through an electrochemical process without combustion. It sells its products through direct and indirect sales channels to utilities, data centers, agriculture, retail, hospitals, higher education, biotech, and manufacturing industries. The company was formerly known as Ion America Corp. and changed its name to Bloom Energy Corporation in 2006. Bloom Energy Corporation was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

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.