PHX Minerals (NYSE:PHX) and Camber Energy (NYSEAMERICAN:CEI) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares PHX Minerals and Camber Energy's 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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PHX Minerals | $28.97 million | 1.92 | $-23,950,000.00 | $0.05 | 49.60 |
Camber Energy | $400,000.00 | 51.80 | $-3,860,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
Camber Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than PHX Minerals.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
86.7% of PHX Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.4% of Camber Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 5.7% of PHX Minerals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.2% of Camber Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for PHX Minerals and Camber Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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PHX Minerals | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
Camber Energy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
PHX Minerals currently has a consensus price target of $2.2250, suggesting a potential downside of 10.28%. Given PHX Minerals' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe PHX Minerals is more favorable than Camber Energy.
Profitability
This table compares PHX Minerals and Camber Energy's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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PHX Minerals | -78.94% | 3.78% | 2.36% |
Camber Energy | -2,165.26% | -102.50% | -40.73% |
Risk & Volatility
PHX Minerals has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Camber Energy has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
PHX Minerals beats Camber Energy on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.