Reviewing Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) and Enlight Renewable Energy (NASDAQ:ENLT)

Enlight Renewable Energy (NASDAQ:ENLT) and Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Enlight Renewable 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
Enlight Renewable Energy	$398.80 million	N/A	$44.21 million	$0.96	53.93
Expand Energy	$4.24 billion	5.72	-$714.00 million	$3.52	28.87

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Enlight Renewable Energy and Expand Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enlight Renewable Energy	2	3	3	0	2.13
Expand Energy	0	3	18	1	2.91

Enlight Renewable Energy currently has a consensus price target of $38.83, suggesting a potential downside of 24.99%. Expand Energy has a consensus price target of $129.28, suggesting a potential upside of 27.21%. Given Expand Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Expand Energy is more favorable than Enlight Renewable Energy.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enlight Renewable Energy	22.60%	7.41%	1.89%
Expand Energy	7.99%	6.31%	4.02%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

38.9% of Enlight Renewable Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.9% of Expand Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Expand Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Enlight Renewable Energy has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Expand Energy has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Expand Energy beats Enlight Renewable Energy on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Enlight Renewable Energy

Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd operates a renewable energy platform in Israel, Central-Eastern Europe, Western Europe, and the United States. The company develops, finances, constructs, owns, and operates utility-scale renewable energy projects. It develops wind energy and solar energy projects, as well as energy storage projects. The company was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Rosh Haayin, Israel.

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.