Critical Survey: Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) vs. Clean Energy Pathways (OTCMKTS:CPWY)

Clean Energy Pathways (OTCMKTS:CPWY) and Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Clean Energy Pathways and Expand Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clean Energy Pathways	N/A	N/A	N/A
Expand Energy	7.99%	6.31%	4.02%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

97.9% of Expand Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Expand Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Clean Energy Pathways and Expand Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Clean Energy Pathways	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Expand Energy	$4.24 billion	6.12	-$714.00 million	$3.52	30.89

Clean Energy Pathways has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Expand Energy.

Risk and Volatility

Clean Energy Pathways has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Expand Energy has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Clean Energy Pathways and Expand Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Clean Energy Pathways	0	0	0	0	0.00
Expand Energy	0	3	17	2	2.95

Expand Energy has a consensus target price of $129.44, indicating a potential upside of 19.04%. Given Expand Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Expand Energy is more favorable than Clean Energy Pathways.

Summary

Expand Energy beats Clean Energy Pathways on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Clean Energy Pathways

Clean Energy Pathways, Inc. operates as a multifaceted development-stage alternative energy company. It focuses on developing fossil fuel replacements utilizing clean burning biomass fuel, solar photo voltaic panels for power generation, and solar thermal application for heating water in commercial and residential applications; and LED lighting replacements for high energy and heat producing incandescent and mercury vapor lighting. It is also working to develop carbon neutral organic fertilizers. The company was formerly known as XcelPlus Global Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Clean Energy Pathways, Inc. in August 2010. Clean Energy Pathways, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Buffalo, Wyoming.

About Expand Energy

Expand Energy Corporation is an independent natural gas producer principally in the United States. Expand Energy Corporation, formerly known as Chesapeake Energy Corporation, is based in OKLAHOMA CITY.