Clean Energy Technologies (NASDAQ:CETY – Get Free Report) and Expion360 (NASDAQ:XPON – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Clean Energy Technologies and Expion360, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Clean Energy Technologies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Expion360 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
0.5% of Clean Energy Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.5% of Expion360 shares are held by institutional investors. 37.5% of Clean Energy Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Expion360 shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Clean Energy Technologies and Expion360″s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Clean Energy Technologies | $2.16 million | 5.14 | -$6.81 million | ($1.20) | -0.76 |
| Expion360 | $9.65 million | 0.37 | -$6.24 million | ($10.58) | -0.34 |
Expion360 has higher revenue and earnings than Clean Energy Technologies. Clean Energy Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Expion360, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
Clean Energy Technologies has a beta of -1.48, indicating that its stock price is 248% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Expion360 has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Clean Energy Technologies and Expion360’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Clean Energy Technologies | -262.61% | -80.91% | -37.54% |
| Expion360 | -82.32% | -102.32% | -83.35% |
Summary
Expion360 beats Clean Energy Technologies on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Clean Energy Technologies
Clean Energy Technologies, Inc. designs, produces, and markets clean energy products and integrated solutions that focuses on energy efficiency and renewable energy in the United States. It operates through four segments: Clean Energy HRS and CETY Europe, CETY Renewables Waste to Energy Solutions, engineering and Manufacturing Business, and CETY HK. The company offers Clean Cycle, which generates electricity by recycling wasted heat produced in manufacturing, waste to energy, and power generation facilities. It also converts waste products created in manufacturing, agriculture, wastewater treatment plants, and other industries to electricity, renewable natural gas, hydrogen, and bio char. In addition, the company offers engineering, consulting, and project management solutions. Further, the company is involved in the sourcing and suppling of liquefied natural gas to industries and municipalities located in the southern part of Sichuan Province and portions of Yunnan Province. The company was formerly known as Probe Manufacturing, Inc. and changed its name to Clean Energy Technologies, Inc. in November 2015. Clean Energy Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Irvine, California. Clean Energy Technologies, Inc. is a subsidiary of MGW Investment I Ltd.
About Expion360
Expion360 Inc. designs, assembles, manufactures, and sells lithium iron phosphate batteries and supporting accessories under the VPR 4EVER name for recreational vehicles, marine, golf, industrial, residential, and off-the-grid applications. It provides battery monitors; direct current battery chargers; various models of industrial tie-downs; power generators AURA POWERCAP; terminal blocks; and bus bars. The company also engages in the development of e360 Home Energy Storage systems; e360 SmartTalk mobile application. It serves dealers, wholesalers, private label customers, and original equipment manufacturers in the United States and internationally. The company was formerly known as Yozamp Products Company, LLC and changed its name to Expion360 Inc. in November 2021. Expion360 Inc. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Redmond, Oregon.
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