OPAL Fuels (OPAL) & The Competition Head-To-Head Survey

OPAL Fuels (NASDAQ:OPAL) is one of 1,051 public companies in the “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare OPAL Fuels to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and valuation.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares OPAL Fuels and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
OPAL Fuels	$348.98 million	$14.75 million	-145.00
OPAL Fuels Competitors	$11.66 billion	$5.51 billion	-1.07

OPAL Fuels’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than OPAL Fuels. OPAL Fuels is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Volatility and Risk

OPAL Fuels has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OPAL Fuels’ rivals have a beta of -3.75, indicating that their average stock price is 475% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

12.2% of OPAL Fuels shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.7% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are held by institutional investors. 85.7% of OPAL Fuels shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.5% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares OPAL Fuels and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OPAL Fuels	0.65%	15.54%	0.22%
OPAL Fuels Competitors	-455.90%	20.13%	6.34%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for OPAL Fuels and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OPAL Fuels	2	1	0	0	1.33
OPAL Fuels Competitors	5982	26994	40850	2423	2.52

OPAL Fuels currently has a consensus target price of $2.40, suggesting a potential upside of 65.52%. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies have a potential upside of 28.81%. Given OPAL Fuels’ higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe OPAL Fuels is more favorable than its rivals.

Summary

OPAL Fuels rivals beat OPAL Fuels on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

OPAL Fuels Company Profile

OPAL Fuels Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and distribution of renewable natural gas for use as a vehicle fuel for heavy and medium-duty trucking fleets. It also designs, develops, constructs, operates, and services fueling stations for trucking fleets that use natural gas to displace diesel as transportation fuel. In addition, it offers design, development, and construction services for hydrogen fueling stations. Further, the company engages in the generation and sale of renewable power to utilities. OPAL Fuels Inc. is based in White Plains, New York.