Rice Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE:RONI) vs. Bloom Energy (NYSE:BE) Critical Analysis

Rice Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE:RONI – Get Rating) and Bloom Energy (NYSE:BE – Get Rating) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Rice Acquisition Corp. II and Bloom Energy’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rice Acquisition Corp. II	N/A	N/A	$4.07 million	N/A	N/A
Bloom Energy	$1.20 billion	2.95	-$301.41 million	($1.65)	-10.39

Rice Acquisition Corp. II has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bloom Energy.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Rice Acquisition Corp. II and Bloom Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rice Acquisition Corp. II	0	0	0	0	N/A
Bloom Energy	0	5	9	1	2.73

Bloom Energy has a consensus target price of $30.40, suggesting a potential upside of 77.26%. Given Bloom Energy’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bloom Energy is more favorable than Rice Acquisition Corp. II.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

22.5% of Rice Acquisition Corp. II shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.6% of Bloom Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 20.0% of Rice Acquisition Corp. II shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Bloom Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Rice Acquisition Corp. II and Bloom Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rice Acquisition Corp. II	N/A	-17.93%	1.21%
Bloom Energy	-25.14%	-194.49%	-10.48%

About Rice Acquisition Corp. II

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Rice Acquisition Corp. II does not have significant operations. It focuses on effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Carnegie, Pennsylvania.

About Bloom Energy

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Bloom Energy Corp. engages in the manufacture and installation of a solid oxide fuel-cell based power generation platform. Its product, Bloom Energy Server, converts standard low-pressure natural gas or biogas into electricity through an electrochemical process without combustion. The company was founded by K. R. Sridhar, John Finn, Jim McElroy, Matthias Gottmann, and Dien Nguyen on January 18, 2001 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.