PHX Minerals (NYSE:PHX) and Hero Technologies (OTCMKTS:HENC) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares PHX Minerals and Hero Technologies' 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 | 1.95 | $-23,950,000.00 | $0.05 | 50.40 |
Hero Technologies | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Hero Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than PHX Minerals.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
86.7% of PHX Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. 5.7% of PHX Minerals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares PHX Minerals and Hero Technologies' 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% |
Hero Technologies | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for PHX Minerals and Hero Technologies, 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 |
Hero Technologies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
PHX Minerals presently has a consensus target price of $2.2250, indicating a potential downside of 15.40%. Given PHX Minerals' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe PHX Minerals is more favorable than Hero Technologies.
Risk and Volatility
PHX Minerals has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hero Technologies has a beta of -0.45, meaning that its share price is 145% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
PHX Minerals beats Hero Technologies on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.