Analyzing Verde Clean Fuels (VGAS) and Its Rivals

Verde Clean Fuels (NASDAQ:VGAS) is one of 43 public companies in the “Industrial organic chemicals” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Verde Clean Fuels to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

15.6% of Verde Clean Fuels shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.0% of shares of all “Industrial organic chemicals” companies are owned by institutional investors. 11.5% of shares of all “Industrial organic chemicals” companies are owned by 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.

Profitability

This table compares Verde Clean Fuels and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Verde Clean Fuels	N/A	-8.59%	-7.17%
Verde Clean Fuels Competitors	7.84%	-376.52%	-0.57%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Verde Clean Fuels and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Verde Clean Fuels	N/A	-$2.74 million	-10.40
Verde Clean Fuels Competitors	$6.02 billion	$14.79 million	6.16

Verde Clean Fuels’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Verde Clean Fuels. Verde Clean Fuels is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Verde Clean Fuels and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Verde Clean Fuels	0	0	0	0	N/A
Verde Clean Fuels Competitors	414	959	1434	61	2.40

As a group, “Industrial organic chemicals” companies have a potential upside of 13.58%. Given Verde Clean Fuels’ competitors higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Verde Clean Fuels has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Risk and Volatility

Verde Clean Fuels has a beta of -0.48, meaning that its stock price is 148% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Verde Clean Fuels’ competitors have a beta of -94.95, meaning that their average stock price is 9,595% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Verde Clean Fuels competitors beat Verde Clean Fuels on 8 of the 10 factors compared.

About Verde Clean Fuels

Verde Clean Fuels, Inc., operates as a clean energy technology company in the United States. It specializes in the conversion of synthesis gas, or syngas, derived from feedstocks, such as biomass, natural gas, and other feedstocks into liquid hydrocarbons that can be used as gasoline through proprietary liquid fuels technology. Verde Clean Fuels, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.