Extraction Oil & Gas (OTCMKTS:XOGAQ – Get Free Report) and Sanchez Energy (OTCMKTS:SNEC – Get Free Report) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Extraction Oil & Gas and Sanchez Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Extraction Oil & Gas | $906.64 million | 0.01 | -$1.39 billion | ($0.46) | -0.13 |
Sanchez Energy | $1.06 billion | 0.00 | $85.21 million | N/A | N/A |
Sanchez Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Extraction Oil & Gas.
Risk & Volatility
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Extraction Oil & Gas and Sanchez Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Extraction Oil & Gas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Sanchez Energy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Profitability
This table compares Extraction Oil & Gas and Sanchez Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Extraction Oil & Gas | -223.86% | -56.20% | -11.52% |
Sanchez Energy | 2.22% | -18.15% | 3.09% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
38.6% of Extraction Oil & Gas shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.6% of Sanchez Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 6.0% of Extraction Oil & Gas shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.1% of Sanchez Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Sanchez Energy beats Extraction Oil & Gas on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Extraction Oil & Gas
Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc., an independent oil and gas company, focuses on the acquisition, development, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquid reserves in the Rocky Mountain region, primarily in the Wattenberg Field of the Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin of Colorado. The company also engages in the construction and support of midstream assets to gather, process, and produce crude oil and gas. As of December 31, 2019, it had approximately 169,900 net acres of contiguous acreage blocks in the productive areas of the DJ Basin; held approximately 125,500 net acres outside of the Core DJ Basin; had estimated proved reserves of approximately 254.1 MMBoe; and had 1,509 gross producing wells. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. On June 14, 2020, Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc., along with its affiliates, filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
About Sanchez Energy
Sanchez Energy Corporation, an independent exploration and production company, focuses on the acquisition and development of onshore unconventional oil and natural gas resources in the United States. It engages in the horizontal development of resources from the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas. It also holds an undeveloped acreage position in the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale (TMS) in Mississippi and Louisiana. As of December 31, 2018, the company had assembled approximately 271,000 net acres in the Eagle Ford Shale; and owned approximately 34,000 net acres in the TMS. Sanchez Energy Corporation was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
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