Pengrowth Energy (OTCMKTS:PGHEF) and SilverBow Resources (NYSE:SBOW) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Pengrowth Energy and SilverBow Resources' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Pengrowth Energy | -147.21% | -193.94% | -25.06% |
SilverBow Resources | -161.26% | -17.94% | -5.52% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Pengrowth Energy and SilverBow 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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Pengrowth Energy | $408.45 million | 0.06 | $-431,500,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
SilverBow Resources | $288.63 million | 0.33 | $114.66 million | $9.74 | 0.81 |
SilverBow Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Pengrowth Energy.
Risk & Volatility
Pengrowth Energy has a beta of 1.99, suggesting that its share price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SilverBow Resources has a beta of 2.64, suggesting that its share price is 164% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Pengrowth Energy and SilverBow Resources, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Pengrowth Energy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
SilverBow Resources | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
SilverBow Resources has a consensus target price of $7.00, suggesting a potential downside of 11.17%. Given SilverBow Resources' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SilverBow Resources is more favorable than Pengrowth Energy.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
0.5% of Pengrowth Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.7% of SilverBow Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of SilverBow Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
SilverBow Resources beats Pengrowth Energy on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.