XPLR Infrastructure (NYSE:XIFR) versus Nano Nuclear Energy (NASDAQ:NNE) Critical Contrast

Nano Nuclear Energy (NASDAQ:NNE) and XPLR Infrastructure (NYSE:XIFR) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

66.0% of XPLR Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.8% of Nano Nuclear Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of XPLR Infrastructure shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Nano Nuclear Energy and XPLR Infrastructure, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nano Nuclear Energy	0	0	2	0	3.00
XPLR Infrastructure	2	14	2	0	2.00

Nano Nuclear Energy currently has a consensus price target of $58.00, indicating a potential upside of 89.48%. XPLR Infrastructure has a consensus price target of $20.27, indicating a potential upside of 125.69%. Given XPLR Infrastructure’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe XPLR Infrastructure is more favorable than Nano Nuclear Energy.

Profitability

This table compares Nano Nuclear Energy and XPLR Infrastructure’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nano Nuclear Energy	N/A	-26.37%	-24.57%
XPLR Infrastructure	-0.73%	1.34%	0.85%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Nano Nuclear Energy and XPLR Infrastructure”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nano Nuclear Energy	N/A	N/A	-$10.15 million	($0.41)	-74.66
XPLR Infrastructure	$1.23 billion	0.69	-$10.00 million	($0.10)	-89.80

XPLR Infrastructure has higher revenue and earnings than Nano Nuclear Energy. XPLR Infrastructure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nano Nuclear Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

XPLR Infrastructure beats Nano Nuclear Energy on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nano Nuclear Energy

NANO Nuclear Energy, Inc. is a microreactor and nuclear technology company, which provides supply energy services. Its products in technical development are ZEUS, a solid core battery reactor, and ODIN, a low-pressure coolant reactor. The company is founded by Jiang Yu in February, 2022 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

About XPLR Infrastructure

XPLR Infrastructure LP engages in the acquisition, management, and ownership of contracted clean energy projects with long-term cash flows. It owns interests in wind and solar projects in North America and natural gas infrastructure assets in Texas. The company was founded on March 6, 2014 and is headquartered in Juno Beach, FL.