Amplify Energy (AMPY) Competitors

Core Laboratories (NYSE:CLB) and Amplify Energy (NYSE:AMPY) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

Which has more volatility & risk, CLB or AMPY?

Core Laboratories has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amplify Energy has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CLB or AMPY a better dividend stock?

Core Laboratories pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Amplify Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%. Core Laboratories pays out 6.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Amplify Energy pays out 108.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media refer more to CLB or AMPY?

In the previous week, Amplify Energy had 12 more articles in the media than Core Laboratories. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Amplify Energy and 2 mentions for Core Laboratories. Core Laboratories' average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Amplify Energy's score of 1.49 indicating that Core Laboratories is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Core Laboratories	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Amplify Energy	6 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CLB or AMPY more profitable?

Amplify Energy has a net margin of 20.99% compared to Core Laboratories' net margin of 5.99%. Core Laboratories' return on equity of 16.24% beat Amplify Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Core Laboratories	5.99%	16.24%	6.82%
Amplify Energy	20.99%	16.22%	8.79%

Which has better earnings and valuation, CLB or AMPY?

Amplify Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Core Laboratories. Amplify Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Core Laboratories, 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
Core Laboratories	$517.80M	1.09	$31.40M	$0.59	20.43
Amplify Energy	$290.43M	0.48	$392.75M	$0.37	9.42

Do analysts rate CLB or AMPY?

Core Laboratories presently has a consensus price target of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.43%. Amplify Energy has a consensus price target of $9.67, suggesting a potential upside of 177.38%. Given Amplify Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Amplify Energy is more favorable than Core Laboratories.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Core Laboratories	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75
Amplify Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CLB or AMPY?

97.8% of Core Laboratories shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of Amplify Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Core Laboratories shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.3% of Amplify Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CLB or AMPY?

Core Laboratories received 458 more outperform votes than Amplify Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.11% of users gave Amplify Energy an outperform vote while only 54.28% of users gave Core Laboratories an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Core Laboratories	Outperform Votes 469 54.28%	Underperform Votes 395 45.72%
Amplify Energy	Outperform Votes 11 61.11%	Underperform Votes 7 38.89%

Summary

Core Laboratories and Amplify Energy tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.