Critical Review: Fervo Energy (FRVO) and The Competition

Fervo Energy (NASDAQ:FRVO) is one of 141 publicly-traded companies in the “Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Fervo Energy to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Fervo Energy and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fervo Energy	$140,000.00	-$70.51 million	-3.37
Fervo Energy Competitors	$6.24 billion	$816.69 million	17.10

Fervo Energy’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Fervo Energy. Fervo Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

35.1% of shares of all “Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers” companies are held by institutional investors. 21.7% of shares of all “Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Fervo Energy and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fervo Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fervo Energy Competitors	-37.00%	13.62%	0.71%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Fervo Energy and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fervo Energy	1	1	14	2	2.94
Fervo Energy Competitors	942	2957	3753	182	2.41

Fervo Energy currently has a consensus price target of $40.87, indicating a potential upside of 196.14%. As a group, “Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers” companies have a potential upside of 146.13%. Given Fervo Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Fervo Energy is more favorable than its competitors.

Summary

Fervo Energy competitors beat Fervo Energy on 7 of the 12 factors compared.

Fervo Energy Company Profile

Fervo Energy Company is a geothermal energy developer, builds, owns and operates geothermal power facilities. Fervo Energy Company is based in Houston, Texas.