Greenfire Resources (GFR) Competitors

Greenfire Resources (NYSE:GFR) and Calumet (NASDAQ:CLMT) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, media sentiment, valuation and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility and risk, GFR or CLMT?

Greenfire Resources has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Calumet has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GFR or CLMT?

Greenfire Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Calumet. Calumet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Greenfire Resources, 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
Greenfire Resources	$600.67M	0.52	$88.61M	$2.04	2.22
Calumet	$4.19B	0.28	-$222M	-$5.22	-2.63

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GFR or CLMT?

88.9% of Greenfire Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.4% of Calumet shares are held by institutional investors. 20.0% of Greenfire Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Calumet shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is GFR or CLMT more profitable?

Greenfire Resources has a net margin of 28.61% compared to Calumet's net margin of -11.09%. Greenfire Resources' return on equity of 24.62% beat Calumet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greenfire Resources	28.61%	24.62%	16.27%
Calumet	-11.09%	N/A	-12.65%

Do analysts prefer GFR or CLMT?

Calumet has a consensus price target of $18.71, suggesting a potential upside of 36.06%. Given Calumet's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Calumet is more favorable than Greenfire Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greenfire Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Calumet	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the media refer more to GFR or CLMT?

In the previous week, Calumet had 22 more articles in the media than Greenfire Resources. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Calumet and 4 mentions for Greenfire Resources. Greenfire Resources' average media sentiment score of -0.03 beat Calumet's score of -0.16 indicating that Greenfire Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Greenfire Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Calumet	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Greenfire Resources beats Calumet on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.