Is ELPC or NEXT more profitable?

Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel's return on equity of 0.00% beat NextDecade's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel N/A N/A N/A NextDecade N/A -25.39% -4.96%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, NEXT or XE?

X-Energy has higher revenue and earnings than NextDecade. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio NextDecade N/A N/A -$306.43M -$1.34 N/A X-Energy $117.08M 74.83 N/A N/A N/A

Is NEXT or XE more profitable?

X-Energy's return on equity of 0.00% beat NextDecade's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NextDecade N/A -25.39% -4.96% X-Energy N/A N/A N/A

Which has higher valuation & earnings, NEXT or KNTK?

Kinetik has higher revenue and earnings than NextDecade. NextDecade is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kinetik, 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 NextDecade N/A N/A -$306.43M -$1.34 N/A Kinetik $1.76B 4.28 $525.93M $2.45 18.96

Is NEXT or KNTK more profitable?

Kinetik has a net margin of 28.58% compared to NextDecade's net margin of 0.00%. NextDecade's return on equity of -25.39% beat Kinetik's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NextDecade N/A -25.39% -4.96% Kinetik 28.58% -36.36% 7.10%

Which has better earnings and valuation, NEXT or AROC?

Archrock has higher revenue and earnings than NextDecade. NextDecade is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Archrock, 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 NextDecade N/A N/A -$306.43M -$1.34 N/A Archrock $1.49B 4.34 $322.29M $1.84 20.07

Is NEXT or AROC more profitable?

Archrock has a net margin of 21.45% compared to NextDecade's net margin of 0.00%. Archrock's return on equity of 22.89% beat NextDecade's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NextDecade N/A -25.39% -4.96% Archrock 21.45% 22.89% 7.61%

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NEXT vs. ELPC, XE, KNTK, CWEN, and AROC

Should you buy NextDecade stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares NextDecade with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with NextDecade include Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel (ELPC), X-Energy (XE), Kinetik (KNTK), Clearway Energy (CWEN), and Archrock (AROC). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry.

How does NextDecade compare to Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel?

Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel (NYSE:ELPC) and NextDecade (NASDAQ:NEXT) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat NextDecade's score of 0.26 indicating that Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel	Positive
NextDecade	Neutral

Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel's return on equity of 0.00% beat NextDecade's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel	N/A	N/A	N/A
NextDecade	N/A	-25.39%	-4.96%

Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel currently has a consensus target price of $10.40, suggesting a potential downside of 8.02%. NextDecade has a consensus target price of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.84%. Given NextDecade's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NextDecade is more favorable than Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
NextDecade	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

66.7% of NextDecade shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of NextDecade shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel has a beta of -0.07, suggesting that its share price is 107% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, NextDecade has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its share price is 60% more volatile than the broader market.

Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel has higher revenue and earnings than NextDecade. NextDecade is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel, 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
Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel	$4.68B	1.80	$424.24M	$0.57	19.84
NextDecade	N/A	N/A	-$306.43M	-$1.34	N/A

Summary

Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel beats NextDecade on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does NextDecade compare to X-Energy?

NextDecade (NASDAQ:NEXT) and X-Energy (NASDAQ:XE) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, X-Energy had 6 more articles in the media than NextDecade. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for X-Energy and 0 mentions for NextDecade. NextDecade's average media sentiment score of 0.26 beat X-Energy's score of 0.12 indicating that NextDecade is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
NextDecade	Neutral
X-Energy	Neutral

X-Energy's return on equity of 0.00% beat NextDecade's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NextDecade	N/A	-25.39%	-4.96%
X-Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

X-Energy has higher revenue and earnings than NextDecade.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NextDecade	N/A	N/A	-$306.43M	-$1.34	N/A
X-Energy	$117.08M	74.83	N/A	N/A	N/A

NextDecade currently has a consensus target price of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.84%. X-Energy has a consensus target price of $39.57, indicating a potential upside of 83.54%. Given X-Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe X-Energy is more favorable than NextDecade.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NextDecade	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
X-Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

66.7% of NextDecade shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of NextDecade shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

X-Energy beats NextDecade on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does NextDecade compare to Kinetik?

NextDecade (NASDAQ:NEXT) and Kinetik (NYSE:KNTK) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.

NextDecade has a beta of 1.6, indicating that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kinetik has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the broader market.

NextDecade currently has a consensus target price of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.84%. Kinetik has a consensus target price of $49.17, indicating a potential upside of 5.83%. Given NextDecade's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe NextDecade is more favorable than Kinetik.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NextDecade	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Kinetik	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

66.7% of NextDecade shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.1% of Kinetik shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of NextDecade shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Kinetik shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Kinetik had 5 more articles in the media than NextDecade. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Kinetik and 0 mentions for NextDecade. Kinetik's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat NextDecade's score of 0.26 indicating that Kinetik is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
NextDecade	Neutral
Kinetik	Positive

Kinetik has a net margin of 28.58% compared to NextDecade's net margin of 0.00%. NextDecade's return on equity of -25.39% beat Kinetik's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NextDecade	N/A	-25.39%	-4.96%
Kinetik	28.58%	-36.36%	7.10%

Kinetik has higher revenue and earnings than NextDecade. NextDecade is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kinetik, 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
NextDecade	N/A	N/A	-$306.43M	-$1.34	N/A
Kinetik	$1.76B	4.28	$525.93M	$2.45	18.96

Summary

Kinetik beats NextDecade on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does NextDecade compare to Clearway Energy?

NextDecade (NASDAQ:NEXT) and Clearway Energy (NYSE:CWEN) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

NextDecade has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its share price is 60% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Clearway Energy has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Clearway Energy had 1 more articles in the media than NextDecade. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Clearway Energy and 0 mentions for NextDecade. Clearway Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat NextDecade's score of 0.26 indicating that Clearway Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
NextDecade	Neutral
Clearway Energy	Positive

Clearway Energy has a net margin of 0.13% compared to NextDecade's net margin of 0.00%. Clearway Energy's return on equity of 0.04% beat NextDecade's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NextDecade	N/A	-25.39%	-4.96%
Clearway Energy	0.13%	0.04%	0.01%

66.7% of NextDecade shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Clearway Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of NextDecade shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Clearway Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

NextDecade currently has a consensus price target of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.84%. Clearway Energy has a consensus price target of $43.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.34%. Given Clearway Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Clearway Energy is more favorable than NextDecade.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NextDecade	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Clearway Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Clearway Energy has higher revenue and earnings than NextDecade. NextDecade is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Clearway Energy, 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
NextDecade	N/A	N/A	-$306.43M	-$1.34	N/A
Clearway Energy	$1.43B	5.36	$169M	$0.04	932.00

Summary

Clearway Energy beats NextDecade on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does NextDecade compare to Archrock?

NextDecade (NASDAQ:NEXT) and Archrock (NYSE:AROC) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Archrock has higher revenue and earnings than NextDecade. NextDecade is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Archrock, 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
NextDecade	N/A	N/A	-$306.43M	-$1.34	N/A
Archrock	$1.49B	4.34	$322.29M	$1.84	20.07

Archrock has a net margin of 21.45% compared to NextDecade's net margin of 0.00%. Archrock's return on equity of 22.89% beat NextDecade's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NextDecade	N/A	-25.39%	-4.96%
Archrock	21.45%	22.89%	7.61%

NextDecade presently has a consensus target price of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.84%. Archrock has a consensus target price of $41.14, suggesting a potential upside of 11.43%. Given Archrock's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Archrock is more favorable than NextDecade.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NextDecade	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Archrock	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

66.7% of NextDecade shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Archrock shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of NextDecade shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Archrock shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

NextDecade has a beta of 1.6, indicating that its share price is 60% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Archrock has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Archrock had 4 more articles in the media than NextDecade. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Archrock and 0 mentions for NextDecade. Archrock's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat NextDecade's score of 0.26 indicating that Archrock is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
NextDecade	Neutral
Archrock	Neutral

Summary

Archrock beats NextDecade on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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NEXT vs. The Competition

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Metric	NextDecade	Oil/Gas Prod Pipeline MLP Industry	Energy Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$2.07B	$33.75B	$9.68B	$12.59B
Dividend Yield	N/A	6.79%	10.50%	5.69%
P/E Ratio	-5.49	15.00	19.07	24.45
Price / Sales	N/A	1.49	704.09	123.17
Price / Cash	N/A	7.73	37.09	55.48
Price / Book	0.85	91.40	4.14	6.58
Net Income	-$306.43M	$2.21B	$4.24B	$337.29M
7 Day Performance	-11.02%	-4.95%	-3.43%	0.55%
1 Month Performance	-16.19%	-9.06%	-6.77%	4.43%
1 Year Performance	-13.12%	6.52%	30.97%	31.16%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
NEXT NextDecade	2.9006 of 5 stars	$7.35 -5.8%	$8.00 +8.8%	-7.0%	$2.07B	N/A	N/A	60
ELPC Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel	4.3405 of 5 stars	$11.67 +0.5%	$10.40 -10.9%	+31.4%	$8.64B	$4.68B	20.47	6,320	Dividend Announcement
XE X-Energy	4.8026 of 5 stars	$21.10 +13.5%	$39.57 +87.5%	N/A	$8.28B	$117.08M	N/A	916	Gap Up
KNTK Kinetik	4.4444 of 5 stars	$45.71 -3.6%	$49.17 +7.6%	+6.6%	$7.70B	$1.76B	18.66	200	News Coverage Positive News
CWEN Clearway Energy	2.6847 of 5 stars	$38.59 +3.0%	$43.00 +11.4%	+16.5%	$7.69B	$1.43B	965.07	60	Positive News

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NEXT vs. ELPC, XE, KNTK, CWEN, and AROC

How does NextDecade compare to Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel?

Does the media favor ELPC or NEXT?

Is ELPC or NEXT more profitable?

Do analysts rate ELPC or NEXT?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in ELPC or NEXT?

Which has more risk and volatility, ELPC or NEXT?

Which has better earnings and valuation, ELPC or NEXT?

Summary

How does NextDecade compare to X-Energy?

Does the media prefer NEXT or XE?

Is NEXT or XE more profitable?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, NEXT or XE?

Do analysts rate NEXT or XE?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in NEXT or XE?

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How does NextDecade compare to Kinetik?

Which has more risk & volatility, NEXT or KNTK?

Do analysts rate NEXT or KNTK?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in NEXT or KNTK?

Does the media refer more to NEXT or KNTK?

Is NEXT or KNTK more profitable?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, NEXT or KNTK?

Summary

How does NextDecade compare to Clearway Energy?

Which has more risk & volatility, NEXT or CWEN?

Does the media refer more to NEXT or CWEN?

Is NEXT or CWEN more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of NEXT or CWEN?

Do analysts prefer NEXT or CWEN?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, NEXT or CWEN?

Summary

How does NextDecade compare to Archrock?

Which has better earnings and valuation, NEXT or AROC?

Is NEXT or AROC more profitable?

Do analysts recommend NEXT or AROC?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in NEXT or AROC?

Which has more risk & volatility, NEXT or AROC?

Does the media prefer NEXT or AROC?

Summary

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Media Sentiment Over Time

NEXT vs. The Competition

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