Reviewing Clean Energy Technologies (CETY) and Its Competitors

Clean Energy Technologies (NASDAQ:CETY) is one of 21 public companies in the “Natural gas distribution” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Clean Energy Technologies to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.5% of Clean Energy Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.7% of shares of all “Natural gas distribution” companies are held by institutional investors. 9.7% of shares of all “Natural gas distribution” companies are held by company 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 Clean Energy Technologies and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clean Energy Technologies	-37.45%	-98.48%	-50.41%
Clean Energy Technologies Competitors	11.01%	-7.75%	1.88%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Clean Energy Technologies and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Clean Energy Technologies	$15.11 million	-$5.66 million	-11.00
Clean Energy Technologies Competitors	$9.98 billion	$1.03 billion	36.66

Clean Energy Technologies’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Clean Energy Technologies. Clean Energy Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Volatility and Risk

Clean Energy Technologies has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clean Energy Technologies’ competitors have a beta of 0.84, meaning that their average share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Clean Energy Technologies and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Clean Energy Technologies	0	0	0	0	N/A
Clean Energy Technologies Competitors	372	971	842	34	2.24

As a group, “Natural gas distribution” companies have a potential upside of 11.36%. Given Clean Energy Technologies’ competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Clean Energy Technologies has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

Clean Energy Technologies competitors beat Clean Energy Technologies on 10 of the 10 factors compared.

Clean Energy Technologies Company Profile

Clean Energy Technologies, Inc. designs, produces, and markets clean energy products and integrated solutions that focuses on energy efficiency and renewable energy. The company operates through four segments: Clean Energy Solutions, CETY Europe, Electronic Manufacturing Business, and CETY HK. It offers Clean Cycle, which generates electricity by recycling wasted heat produced in manufacturing, waste to energy, and power generation facilities. The company 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, it 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. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California. Clean Energy Technologies, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of MGW Investment I Ltd.