ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) and Calumet Specialty Products Partners (NASDAQ:CLMT) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations for ConocoPhillips and Calumet Specialty Products Partners, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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ConocoPhillips | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 2.90 |
Calumet Specialty Products Partners | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
ConocoPhillips presently has a consensus price target of $51.5417, indicating a potential downside of 0.90%. Calumet Specialty Products Partners has a consensus price target of $2.50, indicating a potential downside of 35.73%. Given ConocoPhillips' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe ConocoPhillips is more favorable than Calumet Specialty Products Partners.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares ConocoPhillips and Calumet Specialty Products Partners' gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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ConocoPhillips | $36.67 billion | 1.52 | $7.19 billion | $3.59 | 14.49 |
Calumet Specialty Products Partners | $3.45 billion | 0.09 | $-43,600,000.00 | ($0.55) | -7.07 |
ConocoPhillips has higher revenue and earnings than Calumet Specialty Products Partners. Calumet Specialty Products Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ConocoPhillips, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares ConocoPhillips and Calumet Specialty Products Partners' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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ConocoPhillips | -5.66% | -0.02% | -0.01% |
Calumet Specialty Products Partners | -4.24% | -314.00% | -4.77% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
72.9% of ConocoPhillips shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.4% of Calumet Specialty Products Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of ConocoPhillips shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of Calumet Specialty Products Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Risk and Volatility
ConocoPhillips has a beta of 1.85, suggesting that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Calumet Specialty Products Partners has a beta of 2.73, suggesting that its share price is 173% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
ConocoPhillips beats Calumet Specialty Products Partners on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.