Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE – Get Free Report) and W&T Offshore (NYSE:WTI – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.
Volatility & Risk
Expand Energy has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, W&T Offshore has a beta of 0.28, meaning that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Expand Energy and W&T Offshore, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Expand Energy | 0 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 2.88 |
| W&T Offshore | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
97.9% of Expand Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.9% of W&T Offshore shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Expand Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 35.9% of W&T Offshore shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Dividends
Expand Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. W&T Offshore pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Expand Energy pays out 19.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. W&T Offshore pays out -5.5% 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.
Profitability
This table compares Expand Energy and W&T Offshore’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Expand Energy | 20.46% | 10.33% | 6.89% |
| W&T Offshore | -19.32% | N/A | -2.59% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Expand Energy and W&T Offshore”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Expand Energy | $12.12 billion | 1.69 | $1.82 billion | $11.58 | 7.63 |
| W&T Offshore | $501.46 million | 1.18 | -$150.06 million | ($0.73) | -5.36 |
Expand Energy has higher revenue and earnings than W&T Offshore. W&T Offshore is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Expand Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Expand Energy beats W&T Offshore on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Expand Energy
Expand Energy Corporation is an independent natural gas producer principally in the United States. Expand Energy Corporation, formerly known as Chesapeake Energy Corporation, is based in OKLAHOMA CITY.
About W&T Offshore
W&T Offshore, Inc. engages in the production, exploration, development, and acquisition of oil and natural gas properties. It focuses its operations in the Gulf of Mexico. The company was founded by Tracy W. Krohn in 1983 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.
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