Contrasting Vertex Energy (NASDAQ:VTNR) and Neste Oyj (OTCMKTS:NTOIY)

Neste Oyj (OTCMKTS:NTOIY) and Vertex Energy (NASDAQ:VTNR) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Neste Oyj and Vertex Energy’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Neste Oyj	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.54	19.78
Vertex Energy	$3.18 billion	0.03	-$71.49 million	N/A	N/A

Neste Oyj has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Vertex Energy.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Neste Oyj and Vertex Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Neste Oyj	0	1	4	0	2.80
Vertex Energy	0	3	1	0	2.25

Neste Oyj presently has a consensus price target of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 69.81%. Vertex Energy has a consensus price target of $4.88, suggesting a potential upside of 347.25%. Given Vertex Energy’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Vertex Energy is more favorable than Neste Oyj.

Profitability

This table compares Neste Oyj and Vertex Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Neste Oyj	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vertex Energy	-4.50%	-45.99%	-11.87%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Neste Oyj shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.0% of Vertex Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 11.8% of Vertex Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Neste Oyj beats Vertex Energy on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Neste Oyj

Neste Oyj provides renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel in Finland, and other Nordic countries, Baltic Rim, other European countries, North and South America, and internationally. The company operates in four segments: Renewable Products, Oil Products, Marketing & Services, and Others. The Renewable Products segment produces, markets, and sells renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel, renewable solvents, and feedstock for bioplastics to wholesale markets. The Oil Products segment produces, markets, and sells diesel, gasoline, aviation and marine fuels, light and heavy fuel oils, and gasoline components, as well as special fuels, such as small-engine gasoline, solvents, liquid gases, and bitumen. This segment serves retailers and distributors, oil majors and trading companies, petrochemicals companies, and companies marketing lubricants and solvents, as well as road transportation, non-road uses, aviation and marine sectors. The Marketing & Services segment markets and sells cleaner fuels and oil products, and associated services to private motorists, transport companies, customers in aviation, shipping, industrial and agricultural sectors, municipalities, farmers, and heating oil customers through a network of service stations, as well as direct sales and distributors. The Others segment offers engineering solutions. The company was formerly known as Neste Oil Oyj and changed its name to Neste Oyj in June 2015. Neste Oyj was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Espoo, Finland.

About Vertex Energy

Vertex Energy, Inc., an energy transition company, that focuses on the production and distribution of conventional and alternative fuels. The company engages in refining and distributing petroleum products comprising the mobile refinery and related operations. It sells ferrous and non-ferrous recyclable metal products, and markets Group III base oils and other petroleum-based products, as well as provides transportation and marine salvage services. Vertex Energy, Inc. was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.