Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) vs. Enlight Renewable Energy (NASDAQ:ENLT) Head to Head Comparison

Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) and Enlight Renewable Energy (NASDAQ:ENLT) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Expand Energy and Enlight Renewable Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Expand Energy	0	3	17	1	2.90
Enlight Renewable Energy	2	3	3	0	2.13

Expand Energy currently has a consensus target price of $129.83, indicating a potential upside of 29.99%. Enlight Renewable Energy has a consensus target price of $41.83, indicating a potential downside of 18.29%. Given Expand Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Expand Energy is more favorable than Enlight Renewable Energy.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Expand Energy	7.99%	6.31%	4.02%
Enlight Renewable Energy	22.60%	7.41%	1.89%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Expand Energy and Enlight Renewable Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Expand Energy	$4.24 billion	5.62	-$714.00 million	$3.52	28.38
Enlight Renewable Energy	$478.62 million	12.36	$44.21 million	$0.96	53.33

Enlight Renewable Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Expand Energy. Expand Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enlight Renewable Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

Expand Energy has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enlight Renewable Energy has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

97.9% of Expand Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.9% of Enlight Renewable Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Expand Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Expand Energy beats Enlight Renewable Energy on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Enlight Renewable Energy

Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd operates a renewable energy platform in Israel, Central-Eastern Europe, Western Europe, and the United States. The company develops, finances, constructs, owns, and operates utility-scale renewable energy projects. It develops wind energy and solar energy projects, as well as energy storage projects. The company was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Rosh Haayin, Israel.