SBOW vs. CRK, KOS, EGY, BRY, SD, WTI, PHX, COP, EOG, and FANG
Should you be buying SilverBow Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SilverBow Resources include Comstock Resources (CRK), Kosmos Energy (KOS), VAALCO Energy (EGY), Berry (BRY), SandRidge Energy (SD), W&T Offshore (WTI), PHX Minerals (PHX), ConocoPhillips (COP), EOG Resources (EOG), and Diamondback Energy (FANG). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas exploration & production" industry.
Comstock Resources (NYSE:CRK) and SilverBow Resources (NYSE:SBOW) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.
36.1% of Comstock Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of SilverBow Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Comstock Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of SilverBow Resources shares are held 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.
Comstock Resources has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SilverBow Resources has a beta of 2.52, suggesting that its share price is 152% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Comstock Resources received 195 more outperform votes than SilverBow Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.82% of users gave SilverBow Resources an outperform vote while only 57.86% of users gave Comstock Resources an outperform vote.
In the previous week, SilverBow Resources had 4 more articles in the media than Comstock Resources. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for SilverBow Resources and 2 mentions for Comstock Resources. Comstock Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat SilverBow Resources' score of 0.76 indicating that SilverBow Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
SilverBow Resources has a net margin of 24.41% compared to SilverBow Resources' net margin of 4.27%. Comstock Resources' return on equity of 16.48% beat SilverBow Resources' return on equity.
SilverBow Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Comstock Resources. SilverBow Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Comstock Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Comstock Resources presently has a consensus price target of $10.25, suggesting a potential downside of 6.22%. SilverBow Resources has a consensus price target of $45.33, suggesting a potential upside of 18.99%. Given Comstock Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SilverBow Resources is more favorable than Comstock Resources.
Summary
SilverBow Resources beats Comstock Resources on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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