Advantage Energy (OTCMKTS:AAVVF – Get Free Report) and Enlight Renewable Energy (NASDAQ:ENLT – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Advantage Energy and Enlight Renewable Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Advantage Energy | 9.39% | 3.78% | 2.08% |
| Enlight Renewable Energy | 22.60% | 7.41% | 1.89% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Advantage Energy and Enlight Renewable Energy”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Advantage Energy | $396.54 million | 3.65 | $15.85 million | $0.25 | 34.68 |
| Enlight Renewable Energy | $398.80 million | N/A | $44.21 million | $0.96 | 40.98 |
Enlight Renewable Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Advantage Energy. Advantage Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enlight Renewable Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
7.9% of Advantage Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.9% of Enlight Renewable Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk & Volatility
Advantage Energy has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enlight Renewable Energy has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Advantage Energy and Enlight Renewable Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Advantage Energy | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2.40 |
| Enlight Renewable Energy | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2.25 |
Enlight Renewable Energy has a consensus price target of $36.50, indicating a potential downside of 7.22%. Given Enlight Renewable Energy’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Enlight Renewable Energy is more favorable than Advantage Energy.
Summary
Enlight Renewable Energy beats Advantage Energy on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Advantage Energy
Advantage Energy Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploitation, development, and production natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids (NGLs) in the Province of Alberta, Canada. Its assets are located approximately 4 to 80 km northwest of the city of Grande Prairie, Alberta. The company was formerly known as Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd. and changed its name to Advantage Energy Ltd. in May 2021. Advantage Energy Ltd. was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
About Enlight Renewable Energy
Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd operates a renewable energy platform in Israel, Central-Eastern Europe, Western Europe, and the United States. The company develops, finances, constructs, owns, and operates utility-scale renewable energy projects. It develops wind energy and solar energy projects, as well as energy storage projects. The company was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Rosh Haayin, Israel.
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