Greenfire Resources (GFR) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, HPK or GFR?

HighPeak Energy has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Greenfire Resources has a beta of 0.28, meaning that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer HPK or GFR?

HighPeak Energy currently has a consensus target price of $11.50, suggesting a potential upside of 12.63%. Given HighPeak Energy's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe HighPeak Energy is more favorable than Greenfire Resources.

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
Greenfire Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is HPK or GFR more profitable?

Greenfire Resources has a net margin of 23.73% compared to HighPeak Energy's net margin of 12.03%. Greenfire Resources' return on equity of 23.94% beat HighPeak Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HighPeak Energy	12.03%	8.79%	4.59%
Greenfire Resources	23.73%	23.94%	14.93%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, HPK or GFR?

HighPeak Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Greenfire Resources. Greenfire Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HighPeak Energy, 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	$1.07B	1.20	$95.07M	$0.88	11.60
Greenfire Resources	$600.67M	0.53	$88.61M	$1.85	2.46

Does the media favor HPK or GFR?

In the previous week, HighPeak Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Greenfire Resources. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for HighPeak Energy and 1 mentions for Greenfire Resources. Greenfire Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat HighPeak Energy's score of 0.15 indicating that Greenfire Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HighPeak Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Greenfire Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

24.1% of HighPeak Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.9% of Greenfire Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 78.9% of HighPeak Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of Greenfire Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

HighPeak Energy and Greenfire Resources tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.