Antero Resources (NYSE:AR) and Tellurian (NASDAQ:TELL) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Antero Resources and Tellurian's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Antero Resources | -58.04% | -2.17% | -0.99% |
Tellurian | -623.45% | -123.99% | -43.46% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Antero Resources and Tellurian's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Antero Resources | $4.41 billion | 0.62 | $-340,130,000.00 | ($0.14) | -64.79 |
Tellurian | $28.77 million | 33.66 | $-151,770,000.00 | ($0.69) | -4.25 |
Tellurian has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Antero Resources. Antero Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tellurian, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Antero Resources and Tellurian, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Antero Resources | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2.38 |
Tellurian | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 |
Antero Resources presently has a consensus target price of $5.9917, suggesting a potential downside of 34.37%. Tellurian has a consensus target price of $3.5625, suggesting a potential upside of 20.76%. Given Tellurian's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Tellurian is more favorable than Antero Resources.
Risk & Volatility
Antero Resources has a beta of 4.57, suggesting that its stock price is 357% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tellurian has a beta of 2.62, suggesting that its stock price is 162% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
80.1% of Antero Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.9% of Tellurian shares are held by institutional investors. 10.4% of Antero Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 42.3% of Tellurian shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Antero Resources beats Tellurian on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.