HighPeak Energy (HPK) Competitors

HighPeak Energy (NASDAQ:HPK) and Valvoline (NYSE:VVV) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Is HPK or VVV more profitable?

HighPeak Energy has a net margin of 15.94% compared to Valvoline's net margin of 10.45%. Valvoline's return on equity of 182.88% beat HighPeak Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HighPeak Energy	15.94%	14.94%	7.59%
Valvoline	10.45%	182.88%	7.40%

Do analysts rate HPK or VVV?

HighPeak Energy currently has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential downside of 14.04%. Valvoline has a consensus price target of $47.75, suggesting a potential upside of 10.00%. Given Valvoline's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Valvoline is more favorable than HighPeak Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HighPeak Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Valvoline	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor HPK or VVV?

In the previous week, HighPeak Energy had 9 more articles in the media than Valvoline. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for HighPeak Energy and 4 mentions for Valvoline. Valvoline's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat HighPeak Energy's score of 0.70 indicating that Valvoline is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HighPeak Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Valvoline	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HPK or VVV?

Valvoline received 294 more outperform votes than HighPeak Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.79% of users gave Valvoline an outperform vote while only 45.45% of users gave HighPeak Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
HighPeak Energy	Outperform Votes 10 45.45%	Underperform Votes 12 54.55%
Valvoline	Outperform Votes 304 57.79%	Underperform Votes 222 42.21%

Which has more risk and volatility, HPK or VVV?

HighPeak Energy has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valvoline has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, HPK or VVV?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HighPeak Energy	$1.14B	1.57	$215.87M	$1.27	10.99
Valvoline	$1.44B	3.88	$1.42B	$1.23	35.29

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HPK or VVV?

24.1% of HighPeak Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Valvoline shares are owned by institutional investors. 77.5% of HighPeak Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Valvoline shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Valvoline beats HighPeak Energy on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.