Head to Head Analysis: China Energy Recovery (OTCMKTS:CGYV) vs. Fluence Energy (NASDAQ:FLNC)

Fluence Energy (NASDAQ:FLNC) and China Energy Recovery (OTCMKTS:CGYV) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Fluence Energy and China Energy Recovery’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fluence Energy	-2.04%	-10.10%	-2.31%
China Energy Recovery	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Fluence Energy and China Energy Recovery, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fluence Energy	4	14	4	0	2.00
China Energy Recovery	0	0	0	0	0.00

Fluence Energy presently has a consensus price target of $15.85, indicating a potential upside of 16.12%. Given Fluence Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Fluence Energy is more favorable than China Energy Recovery.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

53.2% of Fluence Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Fluence Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 37.7% of China Energy Recovery shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Fluence Energy has a beta of 2.96, indicating that its share price is 196% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, China Energy Recovery has a beta of -1.09, indicating that its share price is 209% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Fluence Energy and China Energy Recovery”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fluence Energy	$2.26 billion	1.11	-$48.31 million	($0.44)	-31.02
China Energy Recovery	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

China Energy Recovery has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Fluence Energy.

Summary

Fluence Energy beats China Energy Recovery on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Fluence Energy

Fluence Energy, Inc., through its subsidiaries, offers energy storage products and solution, services, and artificial intelligence enabled software-as-a-service products for renewables and storage applications in the Americas, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company sells energy storage products with integrated hardware, software, and digital intelligence. Its energy storage products include Gridstack Pro, a large-scale front-of-the-meter application; Gridstack, a front-of-the-meter application; Sunstack, a DC-coupled energy storage product for DC-coupled solar + storage projects; Edgestack, for smaller-scale commercial and industrial use cases; and Ultrastack, for critical system requirements of distribution and transmission networks. The company also provides engineering and delivery services to support the deployment of its storage products; operational and maintenance services; and digital applications. It serves independent power producers, developer, utilities, and other generators. Fluence Energy, Inc. was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. Fluence Energy, Inc. is a joint venture of Siemens Aktiengesellschaft and The AES Corporation.

About China Energy Recovery

China Energy Recovery, Inc. designs, manufactures, installs, and services waste heat recovery systems in China. The company’s energy recovery systems capture industrial waste energy to produce electrical power, which enables industrial manufacturers to reduce their energy costs, shrink their emissions footprint, and generate saleable emissions credits. It serves petrochemical, paper manufacturing, refining/power generation, coke processing, cement, and steel industries. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.