Verde Clean Fuels (VGAS) Competitors

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VGAS vs. LNZA, AMTX, SAFX, CBUS, and ARQ

Should you buy Verde Clean Fuels stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Verde Clean Fuels 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 Verde Clean Fuels include LanzaTech Global (LNZA), Aemetis (AMTX), XCF Global Capital (SAFX), Cibus (CBUS), and ARQ (ARQ). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry.

How does Verde Clean Fuels compare to LanzaTech Global?

LanzaTech Global (NASDAQ:LNZA) and Verde Clean Fuels (NASDAQ:VGAS) are both small-cap chemicals companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.

LanzaTech Global presently has a consensus price target of $14.00, indicating a potential downside of 23.25%. Given LanzaTech Global's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe LanzaTech Global is more favorable than Verde Clean Fuels.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LanzaTech Global	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67
Verde Clean Fuels	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

In the previous week, LanzaTech Global had 2 more articles in the media than Verde Clean Fuels. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for LanzaTech Global and 3 mentions for Verde Clean Fuels. Verde Clean Fuels' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat LanzaTech Global's score of 0.63 indicating that Verde Clean Fuels is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
LanzaTech Global	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Verde Clean Fuels	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Verde Clean Fuels has lower revenue, but higher earnings than LanzaTech Global. Verde Clean Fuels is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LanzaTech Global, 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
LanzaTech Global	$55.85M	3.30	-$48.95M	-$9.20	N/A
Verde Clean Fuels	N/A	N/A	-$6.96M	-$0.35	N/A

17.8% of LanzaTech Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.6% of Verde Clean Fuels shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of LanzaTech Global shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Verde Clean Fuels shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Verde Clean Fuels has a net margin of 0.00% compared to LanzaTech Global's net margin of -87.65%. LanzaTech Global's return on equity of 0.00% beat Verde Clean Fuels' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LanzaTech Global	-87.65%	N/A	-44.34%
Verde Clean Fuels	N/A	-11.04%	-10.58%

Summary

LanzaTech Global beats Verde Clean Fuels on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Verde Clean Fuels compare to Aemetis?

Verde Clean Fuels (NASDAQ:VGAS) and Aemetis (NASDAQ:AMTX) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Verde Clean Fuels has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Aemetis' net margin of -35.43%. Aemetis' return on equity of 0.00% beat Verde Clean Fuels' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Verde Clean Fuels	N/A	-11.04%	-10.58%
Aemetis	-35.43%	N/A	-33.44%

15.6% of Verde Clean Fuels shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.0% of Aemetis shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of Verde Clean Fuels shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.0% of Aemetis shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Verde Clean Fuels has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Aemetis. Verde Clean Fuels is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aemetis, 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
Verde Clean Fuels	N/A	N/A	-$6.96M	-$0.35	N/A
Aemetis	$197.63M	0.79	-$77M	-$1.19	N/A

Verde Clean Fuels has a beta of -0.33, indicating that its share price is 133% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Aemetis has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Aemetis had 13 more articles in the media than Verde Clean Fuels. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Aemetis and 3 mentions for Verde Clean Fuels. Verde Clean Fuels' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Aemetis' score of -0.09 indicating that Verde Clean Fuels is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Verde Clean Fuels	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Aemetis	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Aemetis has a consensus target price of $8.58, indicating a potential upside of 288.39%. Given Aemetis' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Aemetis is more favorable than Verde Clean Fuels.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Verde Clean Fuels	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Aemetis	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

Aemetis beats Verde Clean Fuels on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Verde Clean Fuels compare to XCF Global Capital?

Verde Clean Fuels (NASDAQ:VGAS) and XCF Global Capital (NASDAQ:SAFX) are both small-cap chemicals companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

XCF Global Capital's return on equity of 0.00% beat Verde Clean Fuels' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Verde Clean Fuels	N/A	-11.04%	-10.58%
XCF Global Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A

15.6% of Verde Clean Fuels shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.3% of XCF Global Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of Verde Clean Fuels shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of XCF Global Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

XCF Global Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Verde Clean Fuels. Verde Clean Fuels is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than XCF Global Capital, 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
Verde Clean Fuels	N/A	N/A	-$6.96M	-$0.35	N/A
XCF Global Capital	$20.82M	5.25	$74.02M	-$0.61	N/A

Verde Clean Fuels has a beta of -0.33, indicating that its share price is 133% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, XCF Global Capital has a beta of -0.43, indicating that its share price is 143% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, XCF Global Capital had 3 more articles in the media than Verde Clean Fuels. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for XCF Global Capital and 3 mentions for Verde Clean Fuels. Verde Clean Fuels' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat XCF Global Capital's score of 0.44 indicating that Verde Clean Fuels is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Verde Clean Fuels	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
XCF Global Capital	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

XCF Global Capital has a consensus target price of $0.40, indicating a potential upside of 0.88%. Given XCF Global Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe XCF Global Capital is more favorable than Verde Clean Fuels.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Verde Clean Fuels	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
XCF Global Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

Summary

XCF Global Capital beats Verde Clean Fuels on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Verde Clean Fuels compare to Cibus?

Cibus (NASDAQ:CBUS) and Verde Clean Fuels (NASDAQ:VGAS) are both small-cap chemicals companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Verde Clean Fuels has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cibus. Verde Clean Fuels is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cibus, 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
Cibus	$3.64M	30.52	-$127.08M	-$2.98	N/A
Verde Clean Fuels	N/A	N/A	-$6.96M	-$0.35	N/A

33.8% of Cibus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.6% of Verde Clean Fuels shares are held by institutional investors. 31.2% of Cibus shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Verde Clean Fuels shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Verde Clean Fuels had 1 more articles in the media than Cibus. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Verde Clean Fuels and 2 mentions for Cibus. Verde Clean Fuels' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Cibus' score of 0.72 indicating that Verde Clean Fuels is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cibus	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Verde Clean Fuels	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Cibus currently has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 518.56%. Given Cibus' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Cibus is more favorable than Verde Clean Fuels.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cibus	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Verde Clean Fuels	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Cibus has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Verde Clean Fuels has a beta of -0.33, meaning that its stock price is 133% less volatile than the broader market.

Verde Clean Fuels has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Cibus' net margin of -3,492.30%. Verde Clean Fuels' return on equity of -11.04% beat Cibus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cibus	-3,492.30%	-174.58%	-29.48%
Verde Clean Fuels	N/A	-11.04%	-10.58%

Summary

Cibus beats Verde Clean Fuels on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Verde Clean Fuels compare to ARQ?

ARQ (NASDAQ:ARQ) and Verde Clean Fuels (NASDAQ:VGAS) are both small-cap chemicals companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Verde Clean Fuels has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ARQ. Verde Clean Fuels is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ARQ, 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
ARQ	$120.34M	0.91	-$52.61M	-$1.29	N/A
Verde Clean Fuels	N/A	N/A	-$6.96M	-$0.35	N/A

18.5% of ARQ shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.6% of Verde Clean Fuels shares are held by institutional investors. 20.1% of ARQ shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Verde Clean Fuels shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, ARQ had 3 more articles in the media than Verde Clean Fuels. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for ARQ and 3 mentions for Verde Clean Fuels. Verde Clean Fuels' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat ARQ's score of 0.43 indicating that Verde Clean Fuels is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ARQ	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Verde Clean Fuels	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

ARQ currently has a consensus target price of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 194.12%. Given ARQ's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe ARQ is more favorable than Verde Clean Fuels.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ARQ	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Verde Clean Fuels	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

ARQ has a beta of 1.92, meaning that its stock price is 92% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Verde Clean Fuels has a beta of -0.33, meaning that its stock price is 133% less volatile than the broader market.

Verde Clean Fuels has a net margin of 0.00% compared to ARQ's net margin of -43.93%. ARQ's return on equity of -2.67% beat Verde Clean Fuels' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ARQ	-43.93%	-2.67%	-2.00%
Verde Clean Fuels	N/A	-11.04%	-10.58%

Summary

ARQ beats Verde Clean Fuels on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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VGAS vs. The Competition

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Metric	Verde Clean Fuels	Other Alt Energy Industry	Energy Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$74.84M	$14.92B	$10.51B	$12.20B
Dividend Yield	N/A	3.57%	10.21%	5.30%
P/E Ratio	-5.03	55.50	20.27	25.65
Price / Sales	N/A	72.58	1,056.40	78.93
Price / Cash	N/A	34.27	37.93	55.34
Price / Book	1.35	12.51	4.37	6.66
Net Income	-$6.96M	$276.65M	$4.24B	$333.63M
7 Day Performance	-4.35%	1.31%	1.12%	-0.11%
1 Month Performance	-1.12%	10.65%	4.19%	3.94%
1 Year Performance	-48.24%	64.07%	51.51%	36.07%

Verde Clean Fuels Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
VGAS Verde Clean Fuels	0.646 of 5 stars	$1.76 +4.8%	N/A	-46.7%	$74.84M	N/A	N/A	2	Positive News Earnings Report High Trading Volume
LNZA LanzaTech Global	0.6887 of 5 stars	$22.65 +2.1%	$14.00 -38.2%	-20.7%	$223.78M	$55.85M	N/A	3	Upcoming Earnings
AMTX Aemetis	2.4134 of 5 stars	$3.12 -3.7%	$8.58 +175.1%	+46.4%	$220.79M	$197.63M	N/A	160	Earnings Report Analyst Revision
SAFX XCF Global Capital	1.2293 of 5 stars	$0.41 -8.8%	$0.40 -2.6%	N/A	$124.04M	$20.82M	N/A	N/A	Gap Up
CBUS Cibus	1.9863 of 5 stars	$1.50 -5.7%	$9.00 +500.0%	-37.0%	$121.39M	$3.64M	N/A	48

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Verde Clean Fuels (VGAS) Competitors

VGAS vs. LNZA, AMTX, SAFX, CBUS, and ARQ

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Verde Clean Fuels (VGAS) Competitors

VGAS vs. LNZA, AMTX, SAFX, CBUS, and ARQ

How does Verde Clean Fuels compare to LanzaTech Global?

Do analysts recommend LNZA or VGAS?

Does the media favor LNZA or VGAS?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, LNZA or VGAS?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in LNZA or VGAS?

Is LNZA or VGAS more profitable?

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How does Verde Clean Fuels compare to Aemetis?

Is VGAS or AMTX more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in VGAS or AMTX?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, VGAS or AMTX?

Which has more volatility and risk, VGAS or AMTX?

Does the media refer more to VGAS or AMTX?

Do analysts prefer VGAS or AMTX?

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How does Verde Clean Fuels compare to XCF Global Capital?

Is VGAS or SAFX more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in VGAS or SAFX?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, VGAS or SAFX?

Which has more volatility and risk, VGAS or SAFX?

Does the media refer more to VGAS or SAFX?

Do analysts prefer VGAS or SAFX?

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How does Verde Clean Fuels compare to Cibus?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CBUS or VGAS?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CBUS or VGAS?

Does the media prefer CBUS or VGAS?

Do analysts rate CBUS or VGAS?

Which has more risk & volatility, CBUS or VGAS?

Is CBUS or VGAS more profitable?

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How does Verde Clean Fuels compare to ARQ?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ARQ or VGAS?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ARQ or VGAS?

Does the media prefer ARQ or VGAS?

Do analysts rate ARQ or VGAS?

Which has more risk & volatility, ARQ or VGAS?

Is ARQ or VGAS more profitable?

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