OPAL Fuels (OPAL) Competitors

OPAL Fuels (NASDAQ:OPAL) and Nano Nuclear Energy (NASDAQ:NNE) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends.

Which has more risk and volatility, OPAL or NNE?

OPAL Fuels has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nano Nuclear Energy has a beta of 7.15, meaning that its share price is 615% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer OPAL or NNE?

In the previous week, Nano Nuclear Energy had 4 more articles in the media than OPAL Fuels. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Nano Nuclear Energy and 8 mentions for OPAL Fuels. Nano Nuclear Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat OPAL Fuels' score of 0.12 indicating that Nano Nuclear Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
OPAL Fuels	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Nano Nuclear Energy	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of OPAL or NNE?

12.2% of OPAL Fuels shares are held by institutional investors. 84.4% of OPAL Fuels shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 32.8% of Nano Nuclear Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate OPAL or NNE?

OPAL Fuels currently has a consensus price target of $2.81, suggesting a potential upside of 17.43%. Nano Nuclear Energy has a consensus price target of $51.75, suggesting a potential upside of 43.68%. Given Nano Nuclear Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Nano Nuclear Energy is more favorable than OPAL Fuels.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OPAL Fuels	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75
Nano Nuclear Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, OPAL or NNE?

OPAL Fuels has higher revenue and earnings than Nano Nuclear Energy. Nano Nuclear Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OPAL 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
OPAL Fuels	$299.97M	1.38	$11.03M	$0.06	39.92
Nano Nuclear Energy	N/A	N/A	-$10.15M	-$0.91	-39.58

Is OPAL or NNE more profitable?

Nano Nuclear Energy has a net margin of 0.00% compared to OPAL Fuels' net margin of -0.74%. OPAL Fuels' return on equity of -1.84% beat Nano Nuclear Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OPAL Fuels	-0.74%	-1.84%	-0.28%
Nano Nuclear Energy	N/A	-41.09%	-38.84%

Summary

OPAL Fuels and Nano Nuclear Energy tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.