HighPeak Energy (HPK) Competitors

HighPeak Energy (NASDAQ:HPK) and Valvoline (NYSE:VVV) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HPK or VVV?

24.1% of HighPeak Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Valvoline shares are held by institutional investors. 78.9% of HighPeak Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Valvoline shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor HPK or VVV?

In the previous week, Valvoline had 21 more articles in the media than HighPeak Energy. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Valvoline and 2 mentions for HighPeak Energy. Valvoline's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat HighPeak Energy's score of 1.10 indicating that Valvoline is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HighPeak Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Valvoline	15 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is HPK or VVV a better dividend stock?

HighPeak Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Valvoline pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. HighPeak Energy pays out 18.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Valvoline pays out 5.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. HighPeak Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. HighPeak Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HPK or VVV?

Valvoline received 305 more outperform votes than HighPeak Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.12% of users gave Valvoline an outperform vote while only 38.46% of users gave HighPeak Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
HighPeak Energy	Outperform Votes 10 38.46%	Underperform Votes 16 61.54%
Valvoline	Outperform Votes 315 58.12%	Underperform Votes 227 41.88%

Is HPK or VVV more profitable?

Valvoline has a net margin of 16.34% compared to HighPeak Energy's net margin of 15.94%. Valvoline's return on equity of 143.64% beat HighPeak Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HighPeak Energy	15.94%	14.83%	7.60%
Valvoline	16.34%	143.64%	8.42%

Which has better valuation and earnings, HPK or VVV?

HighPeak Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Valvoline. HighPeak Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Valvoline, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HighPeak Energy	$1.04B	1.12	$215.87M	$0.88	10.50
Valvoline	$1.67B	2.57	$211.50M	$2.06	16.41

Do analysts rate HPK or VVV?

HighPeak Energy currently has a consensus price target of $11.50, suggesting a potential upside of 24.46%. Valvoline has a consensus price target of $42.33, suggesting a potential upside of 25.25%. Given Valvoline's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Valvoline is more favorable than HighPeak Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HighPeak Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
Valvoline	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Which has more risk & volatility, HPK or VVV?

HighPeak Energy has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valvoline has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Valvoline beats HighPeak Energy on 18 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.