Kolibri Global Energy (NASDAQ:KGEI – Get Free Report) and Bloom Energy (NYSE:BE – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and earnings.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
27.3% of Kolibri Global Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.0% of Bloom Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of Bloom Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Kolibri Global Energy and Bloom Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Kolibri Global Energy | $58.52 million | 2.44 | $18.11 million | $0.50 | 8.08 |
| Bloom Energy | $2.02 billion | 22.20 | -$88.43 million | ($0.38) | -421.43 |
Kolibri Global Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bloom Energy. Bloom Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kolibri Global Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings for Kolibri Global Energy and Bloom Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Kolibri Global Energy | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Bloom Energy | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2.44 |
Bloom Energy has a consensus price target of $130.50, indicating a potential downside of 18.51%. Given Bloom Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bloom Energy is more favorable than Kolibri Global Energy.
Profitability
This table compares Kolibri Global Energy and Bloom Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Kolibri Global Energy | 29.74% | 9.37% | 7.01% |
| Bloom Energy | -4.37% | 7.88% | 1.74% |
Volatility and Risk
Kolibri Global Energy has a beta of 0.11, meaning that its share price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bloom Energy has a beta of 3.07, meaning that its share price is 207% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Bloom Energy beats Kolibri Global Energy on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Kolibri Global Energy
Kolibri Global Energy Inc. engages in the finding and exploiting oil, gas, and clean and sustainable energy in the United States. It sells crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. The company was formerly known as BNK Petroleum Inc. and changed its name to Kolibri Global Energy Inc. in November 2020. Kolibri Global Energy Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California.
About Bloom Energy
Bloom Energy Corporation designs, manufactures, sells, and installs solid-oxide fuel cell systems for on-site power generation in the United States and internationally. The company offers Bloom Energy Server, a solid oxide technology that converts fuel, such as natural gas, biogas, hydrogen, or a blend of these fuels into electricity through an electrochemical process without combustion. It sells its products through direct and indirect sales channels to utilities, data centers, agriculture, retail, hospitals, higher education, biotech, and manufacturing industries. The company was formerly known as Ion America Corp. and changed its name to Bloom Energy Corporation in 2006. Bloom Energy Corporation was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
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