Contrasting Clean Energy Fuels (NASDAQ:CLNE) and EOG Resources (NYSE:EOG)

EOG Resources (NYSE:EOG) and Clean Energy Fuels (NASDAQ:CLNE) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

89.9% of EOG Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.9% of Clean Energy Fuels shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of EOG Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Clean Energy Fuels shares are owned 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.

Profitability

This table compares EOG Resources and Clean Energy Fuels’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EOG Resources	25.44%	23.44%	13.58%
Clean Energy Fuels	-21.27%	-16.52%	-8.87%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for EOG Resources and Clean Energy Fuels, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EOG Resources	0	18	11	1	2.43
Clean Energy Fuels	1	2	0	1	2.25

EOG Resources presently has a consensus price target of $157.07, suggesting a potential upside of 6.66%. Clean Energy Fuels has a consensus price target of $2.38, suggesting a potential upside of 46.22%. Given Clean Energy Fuels’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Clean Energy Fuels is more favorable than EOG Resources.

Risk and Volatility

EOG Resources has a beta of 0.26, indicating that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clean Energy Fuels has a beta of 1.82, indicating that its stock price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares EOG Resources and Clean Energy Fuels”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
EOG Resources	$22.63 billion	3.41	$4.98 billion	$12.85	11.46
Clean Energy Fuels	$424.83 million	0.84	-$222.02 million	($0.44)	-3.70

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

Summary

EOG Resources beats Clean Energy Fuels on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About EOG Resources

EOG Resources, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, explores for, develops, produces, and markets crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas primarily in producing basins in the United States, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and internationally. The company was formerly known as Enron Oil & Gas Company. EOG Resources, Inc. was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

About Clean Energy Fuels

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. provides natural gas as alternative fuels for vehicle fleets and related fueling solutions in the United States and Canada. It supplies renewable natural gas (RNG), compressed natural gas (CNG), and liquefied natural gas (LNG) for medium and heavy-duty vehicles; and offers operation and maintenance services for public and private vehicle fleet customer stations. The company also designs, builds, operates, and maintains vehicle fueling stations; and sells and services compressors and other equipment that are used in RNG production and fueling stations. In addition, it transports and sells CNG, RNG, and LNG through virtual natural gas pipelines and interconnects; sells U.S. federal, state, and local government credits, such as RNG as a vehicle fuel, including Renewable Identification Numbers and Low Carbon Fuel Standards credits; and obtains federal, state, and local credits, grants, and incentives. Further, the company focuses on developing, owning, and operating dairy and other livestock waste RNG projects. It serves heavy-duty trucking, airports, refuse, public transit, industrial, and institutional energy users, as well as government fleets. Clean Energy Fuels Corp. was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.