Contrasting Excelerate Energy (NYSE:EE) and Pyxis Tankers (NASDAQ:PXSAW)

Pyxis Tankers (NASDAQ:PXSAW) and Excelerate Energy (NYSE:EE) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Pyxis Tankers and Excelerate Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pyxis Tankers	0	0	0	0	N/A
Excelerate Energy	0	2	4	0	2.67

Excelerate Energy has a consensus target price of $22.17, suggesting a potential upside of 16.00%. Given Excelerate Energy’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Excelerate Energy is more favorable than Pyxis Tankers.

Profitability

This table compares Pyxis Tankers and Excelerate Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pyxis Tankers	N/A	N/A	N/A
Excelerate Energy	2.60%	1.66%	1.04%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Pyxis Tankers and Excelerate Energy’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pyxis Tankers	$45.66 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Excelerate Energy	$898.98 million	2.28	$30.41 million	$1.01	18.94

Excelerate Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Pyxis Tankers.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

21.8% of Excelerate Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Excelerate Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Excelerate Energy beats Pyxis Tankers on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pyxis Tankers

Pyxis Tankers Inc. operates as a maritime transportation company with a focus on the tanker sector worldwide. The company operates through Tanker Vessels and Dry-Bulk Vessels segments. Its fleet transports refined petroleum products, such as naphtha, gasoline, jet fuel, kerosene, diesel, and fuel oil, as well as other liquid bulk items, including vegetable oils and organic chemicals. As of March 29, 2024, the company operated a fleet of four tankers and two dry-bulk vessels. Pyxis Tankers Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Maroussi, Greece. Pyxis Tankers Inc. is a subsidiary of Maritime Investors Corp.

About Excelerate Energy

Excelerate Energy, Inc. provides flexible liquefied natural gas (LNG) solutions worldwide. The company offers regasification services, including floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs), infrastructure development, and LNG and natural gas supply, procurement, and distribution services; LNG terminal services; and natural gas supply to-power projects. Excelerate Energy, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas. Excelerate Energy, Inc. is a subsidiary of Excelerate Energy Holdings, LLC.