Comparing Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) & Environmental Power (OTCMKTS:EPGRQ)

Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) and Environmental Power (OTCMKTS:EPGRQ) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Expand Energy and Environmental Power”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Expand Energy	$4.24 billion	6.04	-$714.00 million	($5.36)	-20.06
Environmental Power	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Environmental Power has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Expand Energy.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Expand Energy	-18.49%	4.64%	3.10%
Environmental Power	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk and Volatility

Expand Energy has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Environmental Power has a beta of 5.73, meaning that its share price is 473% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

97.9% of Expand Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Expand Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.8% of Environmental Power shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Expand Energy and Environmental Power, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Expand Energy	0	1	17	3	3.10
Environmental Power	0	0	0	0	0.00

Expand Energy presently has a consensus price target of $129.80, indicating a potential upside of 20.73%. Given Expand Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Expand Energy is more favorable than Environmental Power.

Summary

Expand Energy beats Environmental Power on 8 of the 11 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 Environmental Power

Environmental Power Corporation engages in the development, ownership, and operation of renewable energy production facilities in the United States. The company develops renewable energy facilities for the production and commercial application of methane-rich biogas produced from animal, food industry, and other organic wastes. The biogas could be sold to end-users or used to produce pipeline-grade methane, which is referred as renewable natural gas, liquefied natural gas, compressed natural gas, and renewable electrical energy or thermal energy, as well as to produce other useful by-products. Environmental Power Corporation operates three single digester facilities in Wisconsin. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Tarrytown, New York.