China Energy Recovery (OTCMKTS:CGYV – Get Free Report) and Fluence Energy (NASDAQ:FLNC – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk.
Risk and Volatility
China Energy Recovery has a beta of -1.09, suggesting that its share price is 209% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fluence Energy has a beta of 2.96, suggesting that its share price is 196% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares China Energy Recovery and Fluence Energy”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| China Energy Recovery | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Fluence Energy | $2.26 billion | 1.10 | -$48.31 million | ($0.44) | -30.75 |
China Energy Recovery has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Fluence Energy.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
53.2% of Fluence Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.7% of China Energy Recovery shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Fluence Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for China Energy Recovery and Fluence Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| China Energy Recovery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Fluence Energy | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1.95 |
Fluence Energy has a consensus price target of $15.89, suggesting a potential upside of 17.43%. Given Fluence Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Fluence Energy is more favorable than China Energy Recovery.
Profitability
This table compares China Energy Recovery and Fluence Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| China Energy Recovery | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Fluence Energy | -2.04% | -10.10% | -2.31% |
Summary
Fluence Energy beats China Energy Recovery on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About China Energy Recovery
China Energy Recovery, Inc. designs, manufactures, installs, and services waste heat recovery systems in China. The company’s energy recovery systems capture industrial waste energy to produce electrical power, which enables industrial manufacturers to reduce their energy costs, shrink their emissions footprint, and generate saleable emissions credits. It serves petrochemical, paper manufacturing, refining/power generation, coke processing, cement, and steel industries. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.
About Fluence Energy
Fluence Energy, Inc., through its subsidiaries, offers energy storage products and solution, services, and artificial intelligence enabled software-as-a-service products for renewables and storage applications in the Americas, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company sells energy storage products with integrated hardware, software, and digital intelligence. Its energy storage products include Gridstack Pro, a large-scale front-of-the-meter application; Gridstack, a front-of-the-meter application; Sunstack, a DC-coupled energy storage product for DC-coupled solar + storage projects; Edgestack, for smaller-scale commercial and industrial use cases; and Ultrastack, for critical system requirements of distribution and transmission networks. The company also provides engineering and delivery services to support the deployment of its storage products; operational and maintenance services; and digital applications. It serves independent power producers, developer, utilities, and other generators. Fluence Energy, Inc. was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. Fluence Energy, Inc. is a joint venture of Siemens Aktiengesellschaft and The AES Corporation.
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