OPAL Fuels (NASDAQ:OPAL – Get Free Report) and Crescent Energy (NYSE:CRGY – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
12.2% of OPAL Fuels shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.1% of Crescent Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 85.7% of OPAL Fuels shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.2% of Crescent Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings for OPAL Fuels and Crescent Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| OPAL Fuels | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.60 |
| Crescent Energy | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2.79 |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares OPAL Fuels and Crescent Energy”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| OPAL Fuels | $348.98 million | 0.90 | $14.75 million | $0.07 | 26.00 |
| Crescent Energy | $3.58 billion | 0.99 | $132.91 million | ($0.75) | -14.38 |
Crescent Energy has higher revenue and earnings than OPAL Fuels. Crescent Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OPAL Fuels, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
OPAL Fuels has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crescent Energy has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares OPAL Fuels and Crescent Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| OPAL Fuels | 1.33% | -479.62% | 0.47% |
| Crescent Energy | -7.47% | 8.10% | 3.47% |
Summary
Crescent Energy beats OPAL Fuels on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About OPAL Fuels
OPAL Fuels Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and distribution of renewable natural gas for use as a vehicle fuel for heavy and medium-duty trucking fleets. It also designs, develops, constructs, operates, and services fueling stations for trucking fleets that use natural gas to displace diesel as transportation fuel. In addition, it offers design, development, and construction services for hydrogen fueling stations. Further, the company engages in the generation and sale of renewable power to utilities. OPAL Fuels Inc. is based in White Plains, New York.
About Crescent Energy
Crescent Energy Company acquires, develops, and produces crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs) reserves. Its portfolio of assets comprises mid-cycle unconventional and conventional assets in the Eagle Ford and Uinta Basins. It also owns and operates various midstream assets, which provide services to customers. The company is based in Houston, Texas.
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