Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) Competitors

CVR Energy (NYSE:CVI) and Clean Energy Fuels (NASDAQ:CLNE) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking and earnings.

Does the media prefer CVI or CLNE?

In the previous week, CVR Energy had 3 more articles in the media than Clean Energy Fuels. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for CVR Energy and 3 mentions for Clean Energy Fuels. Clean Energy Fuels' average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat CVR Energy's score of 0.54 indicating that Clean Energy Fuels is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CVR Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Clean Energy Fuels	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CVI or CLNE?

Clean Energy Fuels received 148 more outperform votes than CVR Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 53.76% of users gave CVR Energy an outperform vote while only 53.33% of users gave Clean Energy Fuels an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CVR Energy	Outperform Votes 236 53.76%	Underperform Votes 203 46.24%
Clean Energy Fuels	Outperform Votes 384 53.33%	Underperform Votes 336 46.67%

Which has more risk and volatility, CVI or CLNE?

CVR Energy has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clean Energy Fuels has a beta of 2.16, suggesting that its share price is 116% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CVI or CLNE?

CVR Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Clean Energy Fuels. Clean Energy Fuels is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CVR Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CVR Energy	$9.25B	0.23	$769M	$0.69	30.53
Clean Energy Fuels	$425.16M	1.51	-$99.50M	-$0.31	-9.29

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CVI or CLNE?

98.9% of CVR Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.9% of Clean Energy Fuels shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of CVR Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Clean Energy Fuels shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is CVI or CLNE more profitable?

CVR Energy has a net margin of 0.89% compared to Clean Energy Fuels' net margin of -17.32%. CVR Energy's return on equity of 2.88% beat Clean Energy Fuels' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CVR Energy	0.89%	2.88%	0.69%
Clean Energy Fuels	-17.32%	-7.59%	-4.45%

Do analysts prefer CVI or CLNE?

CVR Energy presently has a consensus price target of $23.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.19%. Clean Energy Fuels has a consensus price target of $5.38, suggesting a potential upside of 86.63%. Given Clean Energy Fuels' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Clean Energy Fuels is more favorable than CVR Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CVR Energy	5 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.29
Clean Energy Fuels	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Summary

CVR Energy beats Clean Energy Fuels on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.