Wednesday, May 27, 2015 12:20:27 AM
Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) Stock Price Target Boosted by Analysts
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE - Get Report) stock price target was increased to $9 from $5.50 today at Jeffries whose analysts reiterated their "hold" rating.
"Despite a tightening spread, Clean Energy continues to win contracts, increase gallons delivered, innovate on its offerings, and improve its customer footprint," analysts said.
However, they highlighted some key risks to the price target increase, including delays in the construction of stations or NGV engines, idling stations, increased competition, and a sustained decline in oil prices.
The price target hike comes after United Parcel Service (UPS) announced in early May that it would use renewable natural gas from Clean Energy Fuels for some of its delivery fleet, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Clean Energy Fuels' renewable gas, called Redeem, is the first renewable natural gas available in commercial quantities.
In Tuesday's midday trading, shares of Clean Energy Fuels are declining 4.63% to $7.74.
TheStreet Ratings team rates CLEAN ENERGY FUELS CORP as a Sell with a ratings score of D. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation:
"We rate CLEAN ENERGY FUELS CORP (CLNE) a SELL. This is driven by a number of negative factors, which we believe should have a greater impact than any strengths, and could make it more difficult for investors to achieve positive results compared to most of the stocks we cover. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its feeble growth in its earnings per share, disappointing return on equity, poor profit margins, generally high debt management risk and generally disappointing historical performance in the stock itself."
Highlights from the analysis by TheStreet Ratings Team goes as follows:
* CLEAN ENERGY FUELS CORP's earnings per share declined by 13.3% in the most recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. Earnings per share have declined over the last year. We anticipate that this should continue in the coming year. During the past fiscal year, CLEAN ENERGY FUELS CORP reported poor results of -$0.95 versus -$0.71 in the prior year. For the next year, the market is expecting a contraction of 10.5% in earnings (-$1.05 versus -$0.95).
* The company's current return on equity has slightly decreased from the same quarter one year prior. This implies a minor weakness in the organization. Compared to other companies in the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry and the overall market, CLEAN ENERGY FUELS CORP's return on equity significantly trails that of both the industry average and the S&P 500.
* The gross profit margin for CLEAN ENERGY FUELS CORP is rather low; currently it is at 24.60%. It has decreased from the same quarter the previous year. Along with this, the net profit margin of -36.28% is significantly below that of the industry average.
* Reflecting the weaknesses we have cited, including the decline in the company's earnings per share, CLNE has underperformed the S&P 500 Index, declining 15.26% from its price level of one year ago. The fact that the stock is now selling for less than others in its industry in relation to its current earnings is not reason enough to justify a buy rating at this time.
* The debt-to-equity ratio of 1.44 is relatively high when compared with the industry average, suggesting a need for better debt level management. Despite the company's weak debt-to-equity ratio, the company has managed to keep a very strong quick ratio of 2.84, which shows the ability to cover short-term cash needs.
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Recent CLNE News
- J.B. Hunt kicks off Clean Energy’s Class 8 demo truck program equipped with Cummins X15N powered by ultraclean RNG • Business Wire • 09/16/2024 10:30:00 AM
- Form 8-K - Current report • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 08/07/2024 08:11:13 PM
- Clean Energy Reports Revenue of $98.0 Million and 57.1 Million RNG Gallons Sold for the Second Quarter of 2024 • Business Wire • 08/07/2024 08:05:00 PM
- Clean Energy’s Latest RNG Production Facility at Minnesota Dairy Begins Injecting Into Pipeline • Business Wire • 08/05/2024 10:30:00 AM
- Clean Energy Opens Clean-fuel RNG Station in Davenport, Florida • Business Wire • 07/31/2024 10:30:00 AM
- Clean Energy’s RNG Production Facility Breaks Ground at South Fork Dairy • Business Wire • 07/24/2024 10:30:00 AM
- Clean Energy to Report Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results on August 7; Conference Call to Follow at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time • Business Wire • 07/16/2024 12:00:00 PM
- Clean Energy Opens Renewable Natural Gas Station in Philadelphia - South Jersey Area to Serve Fleets • Business Wire • 06/25/2024 10:30:00 AM
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- Clean Energy Expands Boron LNG Plant Capacity to Accommodate Increased Demand for Cleaner Fuel Driven by Pasha Hawaii Container Ships • Business Wire • 06/11/2024 10:30:00 AM
- Clean Energy Expands Fueling Footprint in So. California • Business Wire • 06/04/2024 10:30:00 AM
- Cemex US Signs Renewable Natural Gas Fuel Agreement with Clean Energy to Power Fleet in Southern California • Business Wire • 05/30/2024 10:30:00 AM
- Bi-Partisan Bill Introduced in U.S. Senate to Encourage the Use of Ultra-Low Carbon RNG in Transportation • Business Wire • 05/23/2024 10:30:00 AM
- Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 05/20/2024 08:46:22 PM
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- Form 8-K - Current report • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 05/20/2024 08:08:50 PM
- Form S-8 - Securities to be offered to employees in employee benefit plans • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 05/16/2024 09:30:14 PM
- Clean Energy and Maas Energy Works Join Forces to Build Nine Renewable Natural Gas Dairy Production Facilities Across Seven States • Business Wire • 05/14/2024 10:30:00 AM
- Form 10-Q - Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)] • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 05/09/2024 08:16:18 PM
- Form 8-K - Current report • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 05/09/2024 08:10:54 PM
- Clean Energy Reports Revenue of $103.7 Million and 58.0 Million RNG Gallons Sold for the First Quarter of 2024 • Business Wire • 05/09/2024 08:05:00 PM
- Clean Energy Announces First Injection of Renewable Natural Gas at Victory Farms Dairy • Business Wire • 04/23/2024 10:30:00 AM
- Clean Energy to Report First Quarter 2024 Financial Results on May 9; Conference Call to Follow at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time • Business Wire • 04/12/2024 12:00:00 PM
- Clean Energy Appoints Patrick J. Ford to Board of Directors • Business Wire • 03/28/2024 10:30:00 AM
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