Bloom Energy (NYSE:BE – Get Free Report) and NextNRG (NASDAQ:NXXT – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares Bloom Energy and NextNRG’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Bloom Energy | -4.37% | 7.88% | 1.74% |
| NextNRG | -85.79% | N/A | -270.09% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Bloom Energy and NextNRG, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Bloom Energy | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2.42 |
| NextNRG | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.50 |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Bloom Energy and NextNRG”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Bloom Energy | $2.02 billion | 20.93 | -$88.43 million | ($0.38) | -397.39 |
| NextNRG | $27.77 million | 2.71 | -$16.19 million | ($2.02) | -0.28 |
NextNRG has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bloom Energy. Bloom Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NextNRG, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
Bloom Energy has a beta of 3.11, indicating that its stock price is 211% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NextNRG has a beta of -0.52, indicating that its stock price is 152% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
77.0% of Bloom Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.6% of NextNRG shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of Bloom Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 69.1% of NextNRG shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Bloom Energy beats NextNRG on 10 of the 15 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 NextNRG
NextNRG, Inc. engages in the provision of fuel delivery services. It provides app-based interface customers with the ability to select the time and location of their fueling. It offers diesel, red diesel, and REC-90. The company was founded by Yehuda Levy and Michael D. Farkas on March 28, 2019 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.
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