Vast Renewables (VSTE) Competitors

Brenmiller Energy (NASDAQ:BNRG) and Vast Renewables (NASDAQ:VSTE) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Is BNRG or VSTE more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brenmiller Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vast Renewables	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BNRG or VSTE?

Brenmiller Energy and Vast Renewables both received 0 outperform votes by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Brenmiller Energy	N/A	N/A
Vast Renewables	N/A	N/A

Does the media refer more to BNRG or VSTE?

In the previous week, Vast Renewables had 2 more articles in the media than Brenmiller Energy. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Vast Renewables and 2 mentions for Brenmiller Energy. Brenmiller Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Vast Renewables' score of 0.53 indicating that Brenmiller Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brenmiller Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vast Renewables	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BNRG or VSTE?

13.2% of Brenmiller Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.9% of Vast Renewables shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.1% of Brenmiller Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 41.2% of Vast Renewables shares are owned by 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.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BNRG or VSTE?

Brenmiller Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Vast Renewables.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brenmiller Energy	$41K	250.75	-$9.65M	N/A	N/A
Vast Renewables	$14K	382.28	-$293.45M	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, BNRG or VSTE?

Brenmiller Energy has a beta of -1.06, meaning that its share price is 206% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vast Renewables has a beta of -0.35, meaning that its share price is 135% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Vast Renewables beats Brenmiller Energy on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.