Financial Contrast: Clean Energy Technologies (CETY) & Its Competitors

Clean Energy Technologies (NASDAQ:CETY) is one of 20 public companies in the “Natural gas distribution” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Clean Energy Technologies to similar businesses based on the strength of its dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.5% of Clean Energy Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.0% of shares of all “Natural gas distribution” companies are held by institutional investors. 71.1% of Clean Energy Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of shares of all “Natural gas distribution” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Clean Energy Technologies	$15.11 million	-$5.66 million	-10.43
Clean Energy Technologies Competitors	$10.49 billion	$1.09 billion	37.98

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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Clean Energy Technologies and its competitors, as reported 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	362	900	804	34	2.24

As a group, “Natural gas distribution” companies have a potential upside of 11.19%. Given Clean Energy Technologies’ competitors higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Clean Energy Technologies has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Volatility & Risk

Clean Energy Technologies has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clean Energy Technologies’ competitors have a beta of 0.81, indicating that their average stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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	11.57%	-8.39%	1.93%

Summary

Clean Energy Technologies competitors beat Clean Energy Technologies on 9 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 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.