Energy Vault (NYSE:NRGV) versus Excelerate Energy (NYSE:EE) Critical Analysis

Excelerate Energy (NYSE:EE) and Energy Vault (NYSE:NRGV) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Excelerate Energy and Energy Vault’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Excelerate Energy	2.98%	3.85%	2.07%
Energy Vault	-52.97%	-171.09%	-40.28%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

21.8% of Excelerate Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.0% of Energy Vault shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Excelerate Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.2% of Energy Vault 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.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Excelerate Energy and Energy Vault”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Excelerate Energy	$1.23 billion	3.68	$39.20 million	$1.23	32.30
Energy Vault	$203.67 million	2.85	-$103.61 million	($0.71)	-4.58

Excelerate Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Energy Vault. Energy Vault is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Excelerate Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

Excelerate Energy has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energy Vault has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Excelerate Energy and Energy Vault, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Excelerate Energy	0	6	5	3	2.79
Energy Vault	2	1	3	0	2.17

Excelerate Energy currently has a consensus target price of $40.64, indicating a potential upside of 2.29%. Energy Vault has a consensus target price of $5.01, indicating a potential upside of 53.99%. Given Energy Vault’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Energy Vault is more favorable than Excelerate Energy.

Summary

Excelerate Energy beats Energy Vault on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Excelerate Energy

Excelerate Energy, Inc. provides flexible liquefied natural gas (LNG) solutions worldwide. The company offers regasification services, including floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs), infrastructure development, and LNG and natural gas supply, procurement, and distribution services; LNG terminal services; and natural gas supply to-power projects. Excelerate Energy, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas. Excelerate Energy, Inc. is a subsidiary of Excelerate Energy Holdings, LLC.

About Energy Vault

Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. develops and sells energy storage solutions. The company offers B-Vault, an electrochemical battery energy storage systems for shorter-duration energy storage needs; G-Vault, a proprietary gravity energy storage solution, including EVx solution; and H-Vault, a hybrid energy storage systems including systems that integrate green hydrogen. Its software solutions includes Vault-OS, an energy management system the management of one or more diverse storage mediums; Vault-Bidder that utilizes machine learning algorithms to match node-specific data with real-time weather and asset performance information; and Vault-Manager which designs to safeguard asset management and to help blend developing technologies seamlessly into existing solutions. Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. is based in Westlake Village, California.