Brenmiller Energy (NASDAQ:BNRG) versus Cosan (NYSE:CSAN) Head to Head Contrast

Brenmiller Energy (NASDAQ:BNRG) and Cosan (NYSE:CSAN) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Volatility & Risk

Brenmiller Energy has a beta of -1.17, indicating that its stock price is 217% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cosan has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

13.2% of Brenmiller Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 38.1% of Brenmiller Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Brenmiller Energy and Cosan’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brenmiller Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cosan	-25.77%	-24.39%	-7.53%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Brenmiller Energy and Cosan, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brenmiller Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00
Cosan	0	0	1	1	3.50

Cosan has a consensus price target of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 348.11%. Given Cosan’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cosan is more favorable than Brenmiller Energy.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Brenmiller Energy and Cosan”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brenmiller Energy	$620,000.00	7.57	-$6.77 million	N/A	N/A
Cosan	$8.15 billion	0.24	-$1.75 billion	$1.32	3.21

Brenmiller Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cosan.

Summary

Brenmiller Energy beats Cosan on 7 of the 13 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 Cosan

Cosan S.A. engages in the fuel distribution business. It operates through Raízen, Compass, Moove, Rumo, and Radar segments. The company’s Raízen segment engages in the production, commercialization, origination, and trading of ethanol, bioenergy, renewable sources, and sugar; trading and resale of electricity; and distribution and commercialization of fuels and lubricants. Its Compass segment distributes piped natural gas to industrial, residential, commercial, automotive, and cogeneration customers; and develops infrastructure projects in a regasification terminal, offshore gas pipeline, and thermal generation projects utilizing natural gas, as well as commercialization of electricity and natural gas. The company’s Moove segment produces and distributes lubricants under the Comma brand. Its Rumo segment provides logistics services for rail transportation, port storage, and loading of goods, including grains and sugar; and leases locomotives, wagons, and another railroad equipment, as well as operates containers. The company’s Radar segment manages agricultural property. It operates in Brazil, England, France, Spain and Portugal, Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay and Paraguay, the United States, Asia, and internationally. Cosan S.A. was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.