Comparing Kolibri Global Energy (NASDAQ:KGEI) & Bloom Energy (NYSE:BE)

Kolibri Global Energy (NASDAQ:KGEI) and Bloom Energy (NYSE:BE) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Risk & Volatility

Kolibri Global Energy has a beta of 0.11, meaning that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bloom Energy has a beta of 3.07, meaning that its stock price is 207% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kolibri Global Energy	29.74%	9.37%	7.01%
Bloom Energy	-4.37%	7.88%	1.74%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Kolibri Global Energy and Bloom Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kolibri Global Energy	0	2	0	0	2.00
Bloom Energy	3	11	10	2	2.42

Bloom Energy has a consensus target price of $131.87, indicating a potential downside of 21.85%. Given Bloom Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bloom Energy is more favorable than Kolibri Global Energy.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kolibri Global Energy	$58.52 million	2.29	$18.11 million	$0.50	7.58
Bloom Energy	$2.02 billion	23.39	-$88.43 million	($0.38)	-444.05

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

27.3% of Kolibri Global Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.0% of Bloom Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Bloom Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Bloom Energy beats Kolibri Global Energy on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Kolibri Global Energy

Kolibri Global Energy Inc. engages in the finding and exploiting oil, gas, and clean and sustainable energy in the United States. It sells crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. The company was formerly known as BNK Petroleum Inc. and changed its name to Kolibri Global Energy Inc. in November 2020. Kolibri Global Energy Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California.

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.