Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE:PXD) and Comstock Resources (NYSE:CRK) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation and risk.
Volatility and Risk
Pioneer Natural Resources has a beta of 1.92, indicating that its stock price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Comstock Resources has a beta of 1.62, indicating that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Pioneer Natural Resources and Comstock Resources' 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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Pioneer Natural Resources | $9.30 billion | 2.64 | $756 million | $8.18 | 18.29 |
Comstock Resources | $768.69 million | 1.83 | $96.89 million | $0.77 | 7.86 |
Pioneer Natural Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Comstock Resources. Comstock Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pioneer Natural Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Pioneer Natural Resources and Comstock Resources, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Pioneer Natural Resources | 0 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 3.00 |
Comstock Resources | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2.62 |
Pioneer Natural Resources currently has a consensus target price of $135.7619, suggesting a potential downside of 9.13%. Comstock Resources has a consensus target price of $7.0667, suggesting a potential upside of 16.04%. Given Comstock Resources' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Comstock Resources is more favorable than Pioneer Natural Resources.
Profitability
This table compares Pioneer Natural Resources and Comstock Resources' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Pioneer Natural Resources | 2.30% | 4.67% | 2.97% |
Comstock Resources | -9.08% | 7.58% | 1.99% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
89.9% of Pioneer Natural Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.0% of Comstock Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Pioneer Natural Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Comstock Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Pioneer Natural Resources beats Comstock Resources on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.