Enlight Renewable Energy (NASDAQ:ENLT – Get Free Report) and Yankuang Energy Group (OTCMKTS:YZCAY – Get Free Report) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares Enlight Renewable Energy and Yankuang Energy Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Enlight Renewable Energy | 22.69% | 7.35% | 1.82% |
| Yankuang Energy Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Enlight Renewable Energy and Yankuang Energy Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Enlight Renewable Energy | $582.26 million | 18.49 | $132.10 million | $1.02 | 89.04 |
| Yankuang Energy Group | $18.55 billion | 1.08 | $1.19 billion | $1.20 | 17.24 |
Yankuang Energy Group has higher revenue and earnings than Enlight Renewable Energy. Yankuang Energy Group 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.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
38.9% of Enlight Renewable Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings for Enlight Renewable Energy and Yankuang Energy Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Enlight Renewable Energy | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2.14 |
| Yankuang Energy Group | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Enlight Renewable Energy currently has a consensus target price of $51.67, indicating a potential downside of 43.11%. Given Enlight Renewable Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Enlight Renewable Energy is more favorable than Yankuang Energy Group.
Risk and Volatility
Enlight Renewable Energy has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Yankuang Energy Group has a beta of 0.11, meaning that its share price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Enlight Renewable Energy beats Yankuang Energy Group on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Yankuang Energy Group
Yankuang Energy Group Company Limited engages in the mining, preparation, and sale of coal in China and internationally. It offers thermal, PCI, and coking coal for electric power, metallurgy, chemical industry, etc.; manufactures, installs, and sells mining equipment and machinery; manufactures and sells coal mining and excavating equipment, cable, and rubber products; manufactures and sells methanol, acetic acid, ethyl acetate, caprolactam, naphtha, crude liquid wax, etc.; produces and sells chemicals and synthesis catalyst; explores for potash mineral; and sells coal mine machinery equipment and accessories, construction materials, petroleum products, and mineral products. The company also provides electricity and related heat supply; railway, river, and lakes transportation; coal mining technology development, transfer, and consultation; underground mines and coal mine management; supply chain management; factoring; engineering; water pollution control; equity investment fund and corporate asset management, investment advisory and corporate management, foreign investment fund, and trading services; solar and wind power, and production management; and financial services, as well as operates as a trade broker and agent. In addition, it engages in the processing, sale, and transportation of coal; coal resource exploration development; LTCC technology development and equipment rental activities; house and financial leasing; wholesale of coal and non-ferrous metals; real estate development and operation, and property management; investment and management of mineral resources; and logistics storage and leasing activities. The company was formerly known as Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited and changed its name to Yankuang Energy Group Company Limited in December 2021. The company was founded in 1973 and is based in Zoucheng, the People's Republic of China. Yankuang Energy Group Company Limited is a subsidiary of Shandong Energy Group Co.,Ltd.
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