Brenmiller Energy (NASDAQ:BNRG – Get Free Report) and Meren Energy (OTCMKTS:AOIFF – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Brenmiller Energy and Meren Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Brenmiller Energy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Meren Energy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
13.2% of Brenmiller Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 38.1% of Brenmiller Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Meren Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Brenmiller Energy | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Meren Energy | N/A | 3.52% | 1.68% |
Risk and Volatility
Brenmiller Energy has a beta of -1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 218% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Meren Energy has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Brenmiller Energy and Meren Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Brenmiller Energy | $620,000.00 | 4.42 | -$6.77 million | ($38.50) | -0.02 |
| Meren Energy | N/A | N/A | -$279.10 million | ($0.52) | -2.49 |
Brenmiller Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Meren Energy. Meren Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brenmiller Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Meren Energy beats Brenmiller Energy on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Brenmiller Energy
Brenmiller Energy Ltd. develops, produces, markets, and sells thermal energy storage (TES) systems based on its proprietary technology that enables renewable integration, increases energy efficiency, and reduces carbon emissions. Its TES system dispatches thermal energy on demand in the form of steam, which can be saturated for industrial use, or in the form of a superheated steam, which can be used to activate steam turbines. It markets its proprietary TES systems under the bGen name. The company was formerly known as Brenmiller Energy Consulting Ltd. and changed its name to Brenmiller Energy Ltd. in 2017. Brenmiller Energy Ltd was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Rosh HaAyin, Israel.
About Meren Energy
Africa Oil Corp., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an oil and gas exploration and production company in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. The company holds interests in producing and development assets in deep-water Nigeria, and development assets in Kenya. It also has a portfolio of exploration and appraisal assets in Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya, as well as Guyana and Senegal Guinea Bissau Joint Development Zone. The company was formerly known as Canmex Minerals Corporation and changed its name to Africa Oil Corp. in August 2007. Africa Oil Corp. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
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