Aemetis (NASDAQ:AMTX – Get Free Report) and Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends and institutional ownership.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Aemetis and Expand Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Aemetis | $197.63 million | 0.42 | -$77.00 million | ($0.91) | -1.26 |
| Expand Energy | $12.12 billion | 1.71 | $1.82 billion | $11.54 | 7.79 |
Expand Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Aemetis. Aemetis is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Expand Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Aemetis and Expand Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Aemetis | -27.37% | N/A | -26.60% |
| Expand Energy | 19.78% | 10.69% | 7.13% |
Risk & Volatility
Aemetis has a beta of 1.87, indicating that its share price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Expand Energy has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
27.0% of Aemetis shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.9% of Expand Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 13.0% of Aemetis shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Expand Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Aemetis and Expand Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Aemetis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Expand Energy | 0 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 2.91 |
Aemetis presently has a consensus price target of $11.88, suggesting a potential upside of 932.61%. Expand Energy has a consensus price target of $123.00, suggesting a potential upside of 36.77%. Given Aemetis’ higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Aemetis is more favorable than Expand Energy.
Summary
Expand Energy beats Aemetis on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Aemetis
Aemetis, Inc. operates as a renewable natural gas and renewable fuels company. It operates through three segments: California Ethanol, California Dairy Renewable Natural Gas, and India Biodiesel. The company focuses on the operation, acquisition, development, and commercialization of technologies to produce low and negative carbon intensity renewable fuels that replace fossil-based products. In addition, it produces and sells ethanol; and wet distillers grains, distillers corn oil, and condensed distillers solubles to dairies and feedlots as animal feed. Further, the company markets and supplies USP alcohol and hand sanitizer; and produces renewable natural gas, as well as distilled biodiesel from various vegetable oil and animal waste feedstocks. Additionally, it researches and develops conversion technologies using waste feedstocks to produce biofuels and biochemicals. Furthermore, it sells biodiesel primarily to government oil marketing companies. Aemetis, Inc. is headquartered in Cupertino, California.
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.
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