Contrasting World Kinect (NYSE:WKC) & Riverdale Oil and Gas (OTCMKTS:RVDO)

Riverdale Oil and Gas (OTCMKTS:RVDO) and World Kinect (NYSE:WKC) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Risk & Volatility

Riverdale Oil and Gas has a beta of -8.49, suggesting that its stock price is 949% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, World Kinect has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Riverdale Oil and Gas and World Kinect, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Riverdale Oil and Gas	0	0	0	0	0.00
World Kinect	2	0	0	1	2.00

World Kinect has a consensus target price of $30.00, suggesting a potential downside of 18.61%. Given World Kinect’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe World Kinect is more favorable than Riverdale Oil and Gas.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Riverdale Oil and Gas and World Kinect”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Riverdale Oil and Gas	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
World Kinect	$36.92 billion	0.05	-$614.40 million	($3.21)	-11.48

Riverdale Oil and Gas has higher earnings, but lower revenue than World Kinect.

Profitability

This table compares Riverdale Oil and Gas and World Kinect’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Riverdale Oil and Gas	N/A	N/A	N/A
World Kinect	-0.43%	11.24%	2.40%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

97.1% of World Kinect shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.1% of Riverdale Oil and Gas shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of World Kinect shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

World Kinect beats Riverdale Oil and Gas on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Riverdale Oil and Gas

Riverdale Oil and Gas Corporation produces oil and gas in the United States. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

About World Kinect

World Kinect Corporation operates as an energy management company in the United States, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. This segment also offers fuel management, price risk management, ground handling, dispatch services, and trip planning services, such as flight planning and scheduling, weather reports and overflight permits; payment and processing services; and operates a web-based marketplace platform. The Land segment offers fuel, lubricants, heating oil, and related products and services to retail petroleum operators, as well as industrial, commercial, residential and government customers. This segment also provides sustainability solutions, such as renewable fuel products, carbon management, and renewable energy solutions; distributes fuel under long-term contracts to branded and unbranded distributors, convenience stores, and retail fuel outlets operated by third parties; distributes heating oil and unbranded fuel; and transportation logistics. The Marine segment markets fuel, lubricants, and related products and services to international container, dry bulk and tanker fleets, commercial cruise lines, yachts and time charter operators, offshore rig owners and operators, the U.S. and foreign governments, and other fuel suppliers. This segment also offers marine fuel-related services include management services to procurement of fuel, price risk management, cost control, quality control, and claims management services; and engages in the fueling of vessels, and transportation and delivery of fuel and fuel-related products. The company was formerly known as World Fuel Services Corporation and changed its name to World Kinect Corporation in June 2023. World Kinect Corporation was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.