Verde Clean Fuels (NASDAQ:VGAS) & American Environmental Partners (OTCMKTS:AEPT) Financial Analysis

American Environmental Partners (OTCMKTS:AEPT) and Verde Clean Fuels (NASDAQ:VGAS) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and dividends.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares American Environmental Partners and Verde Clean Fuels”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Environmental Partners	$23.81 million	0.06	-$15.06 million	($0.03)	-0.10
Verde Clean Fuels	N/A	N/A	-$2.74 million	($0.49)	-8.43

Verde Clean Fuels has lower revenue, but higher earnings than American Environmental Partners. Verde Clean Fuels is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Environmental Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

2.3% of American Environmental Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.6% of Verde Clean Fuels shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Verde Clean Fuels shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares American Environmental Partners and Verde Clean Fuels’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Environmental Partners	N/A	N/A	N/A
Verde Clean Fuels	N/A	-11.16%	-9.96%

Risk and Volatility

American Environmental Partners has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Verde Clean Fuels has a beta of -0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 165% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for American Environmental Partners and Verde Clean Fuels, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Environmental Partners	0	0	0	0	N/A
Verde Clean Fuels	0	0	0	0	N/A

Summary

American Environmental Partners beats Verde Clean Fuels on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About American Environmental Partners

American Environmental Partners, Inc., through its subsidiaries, sources, treats, and distributes reclaimed water in the United States. It engages in the designing, construction, and operation of regional water treatment facilities that serve industrial, energy, and government sectors. The company also focuses on drilling, operating, and partnership opportunities in the upstream oil and gas space. It also provides geotechnical services; educational marketing platforms of podcasts and videography; and construction, drilling, flowback, completions, and well-site services. The company was formerly known as American Energy Partners, Inc. and changed its name to American Environmental Partners, Inc. in October 2023. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is based in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.

About Verde Clean Fuels

Verde Clean Fuels, Inc., operates as a clean energy technology company in the United States. It specializes in the conversion of synthesis gas, or syngas, derived from feedstocks, such as biomass, natural gas, and other feedstocks into liquid hydrocarbons that can be used as gasoline through proprietary liquid fuels technology. Verde Clean Fuels, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.