Comparing Advantage Energy (OTCMKTS:AAVVF) & Nano Nuclear Energy (NASDAQ:NNE)

Nano Nuclear Energy (NASDAQ:NNE) and Advantage Energy (OTCMKTS:AAVVF) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Nano Nuclear Energy and Advantage Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nano Nuclear Energy	1	1	3	1	2.67
Advantage Energy	1	3	2	1	2.43

Nano Nuclear Energy presently has a consensus price target of $47.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.95%. Given Nano Nuclear Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Nano Nuclear Energy is more favorable than Advantage Energy.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

7.9% of Advantage Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 32.8% of Nano Nuclear Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Nano Nuclear Energy has a beta of 7.17, suggesting that its stock price is 617% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Advantage Energy has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Nano Nuclear Energy and Advantage Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nano Nuclear Energy	N/A	N/A	-$10.15 million	($0.93)	-41.78
Advantage Energy	$396.54 million	3.71	$15.85 million	$0.25	35.28

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

Profitability

This table compares Nano Nuclear Energy and Advantage Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nano Nuclear Energy	N/A	-26.49%	-25.52%
Advantage Energy	9.39%	3.75%	2.06%

Summary

Advantage Energy beats Nano Nuclear Energy on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nano Nuclear Energy

NANO Nuclear Energy, Inc. is a microreactor and nuclear technology company, which provides supply energy services. Its products in technical development are ZEUS, a solid core battery reactor, and ODIN, a low-pressure coolant reactor. The company is founded by Jiang Yu in February, 2022 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

About Advantage Energy

Advantage Energy Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploitation, development, and production natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids (NGLs) in the Province of Alberta, Canada. Its assets are located approximately 4 to 80 km northwest of the city of Grande Prairie, Alberta. The company was formerly known as Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd. and changed its name to Advantage Energy Ltd. in May 2021. Advantage Energy Ltd. was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.