Head to Head Contrast: Avalon Oil & Gas (OTCMKTS:GRVE) versus Coterra Energy (NYSE:CTRA)

Avalon Oil & Gas (OTCMKTS:GRVE) and Coterra Energy (NYSE:CTRA) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Avalon Oil & Gas and Coterra Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Avalon Oil & Gas	0	0	0	0	0.00
Coterra Energy	1	5	17	0	2.70

Coterra Energy has a consensus target price of $32.86, indicating a potential upside of 24.39%. Given Coterra Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Coterra Energy is more favorable than Avalon Oil & Gas.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Avalon Oil & Gas and Coterra Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Avalon Oil & Gas	N/A	N/A	-$130,000.00	N/A	N/A
Coterra Energy	$7.08 billion	2.84	$1.12 billion	$2.17	12.17

Coterra Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Avalon Oil & Gas.

Profitability

This table compares Avalon Oil & Gas and Coterra Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avalon Oil & Gas	N/A	N/A	-2,194.15%
Coterra Energy	23.80%	10.99%	6.73%

Volatility and Risk

Avalon Oil & Gas has a beta of 0.24, indicating that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coterra Energy has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

87.9% of Coterra Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 55.1% of Avalon Oil & Gas shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Coterra Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Coterra Energy beats Avalon Oil & Gas on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Avalon Oil & Gas

Groove Botanicals, Inc. operates as an independent oil and gas producer. It also focuses on assembling a portfolio of EV battery technologies. The company was formerly known as Avalon Oil & Gas, Inc. and changed its name to Groove Botanicals, Inc. in May 2018. Groove Botanicals, Inc. was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

About Coterra Energy

Coterra Energy Inc., an independent oil and gas company, engages in the development, exploration, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the United States. The company’s properties include the Marcellus Shale with approximately 186,000 net acres in the dry gas window of the play located in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania; Permian Basin properties with approximately 296,000 net acres located in west Texas and southeast New Mexico; and Anadarko Basin properties with approximately 182,000 net acres located in Oklahoma. It also operates natural gas and saltwater gathering and disposal systems in Texas. The company sells its natural gas to industrial customers, local distribution companies, oil and gas marketers, major energy companies, pipeline companies, and power generation facilities. Coterra Energy Inc. was incorporated in 1989 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.