Notice: This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. CENAQ Energy (CENQ) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsInsider TradesTrends CENQ vs. GPRE, GEVO, CDXS, FF, LNZA, VGAS, ORGN, ALTO, AMTX, and LODEShould you be buying CENAQ Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CENAQ Energy include Green Plains (GPRE), Gevo (GEVO), Codexis (CDXS), FutureFuel (FF), LanzaTech Global (LNZA), Verde Clean Fuels (VGAS), Origin Materials (ORGN), Alto Ingredients (ALTO), Aemetis (AMTX), and Comstock (LODE). These companies are all part of the "industrial organic chemicals" industry. CENAQ Energy vs. Green Plains Gevo Codexis FutureFuel LanzaTech Global Verde Clean Fuels Origin Materials Alto Ingredients Aemetis Comstock CENAQ Energy (NASDAQ:CENQ) and Green Plains (NASDAQ:GPRE) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, community ranking, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership. Is CENQ or GPRE more profitable? CENAQ Energy has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Green Plains' net margin of -3.36%. CENAQ Energy's return on equity of 0.00% beat Green Plains' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CENAQ EnergyN/A N/A -2.26% Green Plains -3.36%-11.88%-6.01% Do institutionals and insiders believe in CENQ or GPRE? 72.8% of CENAQ Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 16.0% of CENAQ Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Green Plains shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, CENQ or GPRE? CENAQ Energy has a beta of 0.24, meaning that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Green Plains has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation & earnings, CENQ or GPRE? CENAQ Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Green Plains. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCENAQ EnergyN/AN/A-$470KN/AN/AGreen Plains$2.46B0.13-$82.50M-$1.36-3.68 Does the media prefer CENQ or GPRE? In the previous week, Green Plains had 10 more articles in the media than CENAQ Energy. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Green Plains and 0 mentions for CENAQ Energy. Green Plains' average media sentiment score of 0.06 beat CENAQ Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Green Plains is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment CENAQ Energy Neutral Green Plains Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community favor CENQ or GPRE? Green Plains received 399 more outperform votes than CENAQ Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCENAQ EnergyN/AN/AGreen PlainsOutperform Votes39963.43% Underperform Votes23036.57% Do analysts recommend CENQ or GPRE? Green Plains has a consensus price target of $18.89, suggesting a potential upside of 277.02%. Given Green Plains' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Green Plains is more favorable than CENAQ Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CENAQ Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Green Plains 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44 SummaryGreen Plains beats CENAQ Energy on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get CENAQ Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CENQ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CENQ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCENAQ EnergyIndustrial organic chemicals IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$83.75M$2.39B$8.70B$8.08BDividend YieldN/A3.63%11.96%4.04%P/E RatioN/A16.7812.2919.00Price / SalesN/A23.92296.38120.61Price / CashN/A23.6211.8834.64Price / Book-15.401.423.664.26Net Income-$470,000.00-$13.51M$810.14M$247.00M CENAQ Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CENQCENAQ EnergyN/A$3.85-2.0%N/A-14.8%$83.75MN/A0.002,021GPREGreen Plains2.9362 of 5 stars$5.07-6.3%$20.50+304.4%-75.5%$324.29M$2.46B-3.68900Analyst DowngradeNews CoverageGEVOGevo1.8285 of 5 stars$1.28-0.4%$8.63+576.5%+68.0%$305.24M$15.59M-3.75100Analyst ForecastGap UpCDXSCodexis3.874 of 5 stars$2.63-4.2%$8.33+217.5%-23.5%$213.62M$64.45M-3.02250Analyst RevisionFFFutureFuel3.469 of 5 stars$4.26-0.4%$0.80-81.2%-22.9%$185.77M$273.84M5.18470Upcoming EarningsLNZALanzaTech Global1.723 of 5 stars$0.71+3.7%$4.00+467.4%-81.1%$137.05M$58.03M-1.073Upcoming EarningsGap UpVGASVerde Clean Fuels0.0585 of 5 stars$3.91-2.6%N/A-11.7%$125.16MN/A-7.812Positive NewsORGNOrigin Materials1.9201 of 5 stars$0.83-0.2%$1.50+80.7%+37.5%$120.80M$35.12M-1.45160Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGap UpALTOAlto Ingredients2.5256 of 5 stars$1.48-1.7%$5.50+272.9%-36.9%$112.90M$1.00B-2.83420Short Interest ↑Analyst RevisionAMTXAemetis1.3151 of 5 stars$1.63-2.7%$14.56+796.2%-47.7%$83.12M$291.40M-0.72160LODEComstock1.2121 of 5 stars$2.35-4.1%$26.00+1,006.4%-36.5%$55.13M$1.86M-19.5430Analyst Revision Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Green Plains Alternatives Gevo Alternatives Codexis Alternatives FutureFuel Alternatives LanzaTech Global Alternatives Verde Clean Fuels Alternatives Origin Materials Alternatives Alto Ingredients Alternatives Aemetis Alternatives Comstock Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CENQ) was last updated on 3/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Orders 'National Digital Asset Stockpile'Trump Orders ‘National Digital Asset Stockpile’ THIS could be the coin they choose…Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredDOGE’s Next Move: Not what you thinkDonald Trump, Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency have kept their word. 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