Stabilis Solutions (NASDAQ:SLNG – Get Free Report) and Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Stabilis Solutions and Centrus Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Stabilis Solutions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
| Centrus Energy | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2.50 |
Centrus Energy has a consensus target price of $235.71, indicating a potential upside of 62.06%. Given Centrus Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Centrus Energy is more favorable than Stabilis Solutions.
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Stabilis Solutions | $55.89 million | 1.86 | -$1.35 million | ($0.42) | -13.33 |
| Centrus Energy | $473.90 million | 6.12 | $77.80 million | $2.20 | 66.11 |
Centrus Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Stabilis Solutions. Stabilis Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Centrus Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Stabilis Solutions and Centrus Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Stabilis Solutions | -14.06% | -12.33% | -8.17% |
| Centrus Energy | 10.23% | 7.06% | 2.01% |
Risk and Volatility
Stabilis Solutions has a beta of -0.26, meaning that its stock price is 126% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centrus Energy has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
3.8% of Stabilis Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.0% of Centrus Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 72.2% of Stabilis Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Centrus Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Centrus Energy beats Stabilis Solutions on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Stabilis Solutions
Stabilis Solutions, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, an energy transition company, provides clean energy production, storage, transportation, and fueling solutions primarily using liquefied natural gas (LNG) to various end markets in North America. The company offers LNG solutions to customers in aerospace, agriculture, energy, industrial, marine bunkering, mining, pipeline, remote power, and utility markets. It also provides engineering and field support services, as well as rents cryogenic equipment. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Stabilis Solutions, Inc. is a subsidiary of LNG Investment Company LLC.
About Centrus Energy
Centrus Energy Corp. supplies nuclear fuel components and services for the nuclear power industry in the United States, Belgium, Japan, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Low-Enriched Uranium (LEU) and Technical Solutions. The LEU segment sells separative work units (SWU) components of LEU; natural uranium hexafluoride, uranium concentrates, and uranium conversion; and enriched uranium products to utilities that operate nuclear power plants. The Technical Solutions segment offers technical, manufacturing, engineering, and operations services to public and private sector customers. The company was formerly known as USEC Inc. and changed its name to Centrus Energy Corp. in September 2014. Centrus Energy Corp. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.
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