Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) Competitors

AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) and Clean Energy Fuels (NASDAQ:CLNE) are related small-cap companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility and risk, AMC or CLNE?

AMC Entertainment has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clean Energy Fuels has a beta of 2.65, meaning that its share price is 165% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AMC or CLNE more profitable?

AMC Entertainment has a net margin of -7.39% compared to Clean Energy Fuels' net margin of -48.40%. AMC Entertainment's return on equity of 0.00% beat Clean Energy Fuels' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AMC Entertainment	-7.39%	N/A	-4.07%
Clean Energy Fuels	-48.40%	-27.98%	-15.71%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AMC or CLNE?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AMC Entertainment	$4.92B	0.31	-$352.60M	-$0.89	-3.31
Clean Energy Fuels	$415.86M	1.33	-$83.07M	-$0.90	-2.81

Does the media favor AMC or CLNE?

In the previous week, AMC Entertainment had 3 more articles in the media than Clean Energy Fuels. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for AMC Entertainment and 3 mentions for Clean Energy Fuels. Clean Energy Fuels' average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat AMC Entertainment's score of 1.07 indicating that Clean Energy Fuels is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AMC Entertainment	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Clean Energy Fuels	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts recommend AMC or CLNE?

AMC Entertainment presently has a consensus target price of $3.33, suggesting a potential upside of 12.90%. Clean Energy Fuels has a consensus target price of $3.59, suggesting a potential upside of 41.90%. Given Clean Energy Fuels' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Clean Energy Fuels is more favorable than AMC Entertainment.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AMC Entertainment	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Clean Energy Fuels	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of AMC or CLNE?

28.8% of AMC Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.9% of Clean Energy Fuels shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of AMC Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Clean Energy Fuels shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Clean Energy Fuels beats AMC Entertainment on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.