Coterra Energy (NYSE:CTRA – Get Free Report) and HighPeak Energy (NASDAQ:HPK – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Coterra Energy and HighPeak Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Coterra Energy | $7.65 billion | 3.05 | $1.12 billion | $2.28 | 13.43 |
| HighPeak Energy | $1.07 billion | 0.61 | $95.07 million | $0.36 | 14.47 |
Risk & Volatility
Coterra Energy has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HighPeak Energy has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
87.9% of Coterra Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.1% of HighPeak Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Coterra Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 78.9% of HighPeak Energy shares are owned 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.
Profitability
This table compares Coterra Energy and HighPeak Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Coterra Energy | 22.46% | 10.49% | 6.35% |
| HighPeak Energy | 6.03% | 4.23% | 2.21% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Coterra Energy and HighPeak Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Coterra Energy | 1 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2.61 |
| HighPeak Energy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.80 |
Coterra Energy presently has a consensus price target of $33.48, indicating a potential upside of 9.35%. HighPeak Energy has a consensus price target of $11.67, indicating a potential upside of 123.93%. Given HighPeak Energy’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe HighPeak Energy is more favorable than Coterra Energy.
Dividends
Coterra Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. HighPeak Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Coterra Energy pays out 38.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HighPeak Energy pays out 44.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Coterra Energy has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and HighPeak Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.
Summary
Coterra Energy beats HighPeak Energy on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About HighPeak Energy
HighPeak Energy, Inc., an independent oil and natural gas company, engages in the exploration, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids reserves in the Permian Basin in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.
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