Comparing ENI (NYSE:E) and Sky Quarry (NASDAQ:SKYQ)

ENI (NYSE:E) and Sky Quarry (NASDAQ:SKYQ) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

1.2% of ENI shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of ENI shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Sky Quarry shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares ENI and Sky Quarry’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ENI	8.78%	13.84%	5.24%
Sky Quarry	N/A	-232.60%	-59.42%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares ENI and Sky Quarry”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ENI	$94.60 billion	0.98	$2.95 billion	$5.81	9.47
Sky Quarry	$12.49 million	0.83	-$12.20 million	($2.73)	-0.43

ENI has higher revenue and earnings than Sky Quarry. Sky Quarry is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ENI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for ENI and Sky Quarry, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ENI	0	8	9	1	2.61
Sky Quarry	1	0	0	0	1.00

ENI presently has a consensus target price of $58.45, suggesting a potential upside of 6.20%. Given ENI’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ENI is more favorable than Sky Quarry.

Risk & Volatility

ENI has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sky Quarry has a beta of 2.21, meaning that its stock price is 121% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

ENI beats Sky Quarry on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ENI

Eni S.p.A. is an Italian integrated energy company headquartered in Rome. Established in 1953 as Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi, it has developed from a state energy enterprise into an international business spanning multiple parts of the energy value chain. The company explores for and produces oil and natural gas, and is active in natural gas supply, liquefied natural gas, refining and the marketing of energy products. Its businesses also include chemicals and power generation. Eni operates in Italy and in countries across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Americas and Asia.

About Sky Quarry

Sky Quarry, Inc. is an environmental solutions company focused on converting difficult-to-recycle hydrocarbon-based waste into useful industrial products. Its primary feedstock is waste asphalt shingles, which contain asphalt, aggregates and other materials that can otherwise be sent to landfills. The company is developing proprietary processing and recycling technologies designed to recover liquid asphalt and other petroleum-based products from these waste materials. The recovered products may be used in applications such as road paving, construction and industrial manufacturing, while the process is intended to reduce landfill waste and reliance on virgin raw materials.