Verde Clean Fuels (VGAS) Competitors $3.43 +0.01 (+0.29%) As of 07/8/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VGAS vs. OEC, VHI, LXFR, ADUR, ARQ, AMTX, LODE, ZTEK, TSE, and ALTOShould you be buying Verde Clean Fuels stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Verde Clean Fuels include Orion (OEC), Valhi (VHI), Luxfer (LXFR), Aduro Clean Technologies (ADUR), ARQ (ARQ), Aemetis (AMTX), Comstock (LODE), Zentek (ZTEK), Trinseo (TSE), and Alto Ingredients (ALTO). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry. Verde Clean Fuels vs. Its Competitors Orion Valhi Luxfer Aduro Clean Technologies ARQ Aemetis Comstock Zentek Trinseo Alto Ingredients Orion (NYSE:OEC) and Verde Clean Fuels (NASDAQ:VGAS) are both small-cap chemicals companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Is OEC or VGAS more profitable? Orion has a net margin of 1.44% compared to Verde Clean Fuels' net margin of 0.00%. Orion's return on equity of 17.66% beat Verde Clean Fuels' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Orion1.44% 17.66% 4.39% Verde Clean Fuels N/A -11.28%-10.26% Which has higher earnings and valuation, OEC or VGAS? Orion has higher revenue and earnings than Verde Clean Fuels. Verde Clean Fuels is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Orion, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioOrion$1.88B0.33$44.20M$0.4624.22Verde Clean FuelsN/AN/A-$3.33M-$0.48-7.15 Do analysts rate OEC or VGAS? Orion currently has a consensus price target of $14.50, indicating a potential upside of 30.16%. Given Orion's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Orion is more favorable than Verde Clean Fuels.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Orion 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Verde Clean Fuels 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media refer more to OEC or VGAS? In the previous week, Orion had 7 more articles in the media than Verde Clean Fuels. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Orion and 0 mentions for Verde Clean Fuels. Orion's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Verde Clean Fuels' score of 0.00 indicating that Orion is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Orion Positive Verde Clean Fuels Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, OEC or VGAS? Orion has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Verde Clean Fuels has a beta of -0.45, meaning that its stock price is 145% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in OEC or VGAS? 94.3% of Orion shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.6% of Verde Clean Fuels shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Orion shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Verde Clean Fuels shares are owned 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. SummaryOrion beats Verde Clean Fuels on 15 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Verde Clean Fuels News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VGAS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding VGAS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart VGAS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVerde Clean FuelsOther Alt Energy IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$152.36M$9.32B$7.58B$8.95BDividend YieldN/A4.61%10.99%4.04%P/E Ratio-7.1530.9163.9120.11Price / SalesN/A64.2721,941.25119.84Price / CashN/A19.5736.2557.86Price / Book5.284.303.685.56Net Income-$3.33M$283.98M$4.21B$248.40M7 Day Performance1.18%0.83%0.80%4.67%1 Month Performance2.39%2.13%3.83%6.64%1 Year Performance-18.14%33.24%101.24%21.31% Verde Clean Fuels Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VGASVerde Clean FuelsN/A$3.43+0.3%N/A-16.7%$152.36MN/A-7.152Gap UpOECOrion4.3604 of 5 stars$10.88+3.7%$14.50+33.3%-47.7%$590.27M$1.88B23.651,658News CoverageVHIValhi1.4742 of 5 stars$17.31+7.1%$12.00-30.7%+22.3%$457.24M$2.10B4.222,524High Trading VolumeLXFRLuxfer3.9273 of 5 stars$12.26+0.7%N/A+8.1%$331.74M$391.90M15.721,450Dividend AnnouncementADURAduro Clean TechnologiesN/A$9.07+1.2%$48.00+429.2%N/A$254.80M$250K-36.28N/AARQARQ2.6633 of 5 stars$5.46+1.7%$9.00+64.8%+4.5%$226.67M$108.96M-109.20140AMTXAemetis2.7455 of 5 stars$2.50+0.8%$13.63+445.0%+3.6%$137.32M$267.64M-1.34160Positive NewsLODEComstock1.2912 of 5 stars$3.57-5.8%$26.00+628.3%+140.4%$115.73M$3.38M-29.7530ZTEKZentek0.3379 of 5 stars$1.10+0.9%N/A+9.9%$114.13M$1.22M-18.3324Gap DownTSETrinseo0.6104 of 5 stars$3.04-2.6%N/A+44.4%$111.23M$3.51B-0.312,950ALTOAlto Ingredients2.7623 of 5 stars$1.16+0.9%$5.50+374.1%-14.5%$88.10M$965.26M-1.41420News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Orion Alternatives Valhi Alternatives Luxfer Alternatives Aduro Clean Technologies Alternatives ARQ Alternatives Aemetis Alternatives Comstock Alternatives Zentek Alternatives Trinseo Alternatives Alto Ingredients Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:VGAS) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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