Terra Energy & Resource Technologies (OTCMKTS:TEGR) versus Kinetik (NYSE:KNTK) Critical Review

Kinetik (NYSE:KNTK) and Terra Energy & Resource Technologies (OTCMKTS:TEGR) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

21.1% of Kinetik shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of Kinetik shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Kinetik and Terra Energy & Resource Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kinetik	8.21%	-6.16%	1.95%
Terra Energy & Resource Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk & Volatility

Kinetik has a beta of 3.11, meaning that its share price is 211% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Terra Energy & Resource Technologies has a beta of -13.04, meaning that its share price is 1,404% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Kinetik and Terra Energy & Resource Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kinetik	0	5	6	0	2.55
Terra Energy & Resource Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00

Kinetik presently has a consensus target price of $52.44, indicating a potential upside of 46.53%. Given Kinetik’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Kinetik is more favorable than Terra Energy & Resource Technologies.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Kinetik and Terra Energy & Resource Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kinetik	$1.48 billion	3.91	$244.23 million	$0.74	48.36
Terra Energy & Resource Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Kinetik has higher revenue and earnings than Terra Energy & Resource Technologies.

Summary

Kinetik beats Terra Energy & Resource Technologies on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Kinetik

Kinetik Holdings Inc. operates as a midstream company in the Texas Delaware Basin. It provides gathering, transportation, compression, processing, and treating services for companies that produce natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil, and water. The company is headquartered in Midland, Texas.

About Terra Energy & Resource Technologies

Terra Energy & Resource Technologies, Inc., through its subsidiary, Terra Insight Services, Inc., operates as a natural resource exploration technology company worldwide. It provides mapping and analysis services for exploration, drilling, and mining companies related to natural resources. The company’s technologies consist of Sub Terrain Prospecting technology, Naturally Adsorbed Gas Survey technology, Side View Seismic Locator technology, and Seismic Location of Emission Centers technology. Its technologies predict and locate commercially viable deposits of hydrocarbons, gold, diamonds, and other natural resources, as well as assess them for onshore or offshore geographic area. Terra Energy & Resource Technologies, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is based in New York, New York.