HighPeak Energy (HPK) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, VVV or HPK?

HighPeak Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Valvoline. 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
Valvoline	$1.66B	2.55	$211.50M	$2.09	15.96
HighPeak Energy	$1.07B	1.11	$215.87M	$0.67	13.99

Is VVV or HPK more profitable?

Valvoline has a net margin of 16.34% compared to HighPeak Energy's net margin of 15.94%. Valvoline's return on equity of 143.64% beat HighPeak Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Valvoline	16.34%	143.64%	8.42%
HighPeak Energy	15.94%	14.83%	7.60%

Does the media prefer VVV or HPK?

In the previous week, Valvoline had 3 more articles in the media than HighPeak Energy. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Valvoline and 5 mentions for HighPeak Energy. Valvoline's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat HighPeak Energy's score of 0.89 indicating that Valvoline is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Valvoline	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HighPeak Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, VVV or HPK?

Valvoline has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HighPeak Energy has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VVV or HPK?

Valvoline received 303 more outperform votes than HighPeak Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.18% of users gave Valvoline an outperform vote while only 38.46% of users gave HighPeak Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Valvoline	Outperform Votes 313 58.18%	Underperform Votes 225 41.82%
HighPeak Energy	Outperform Votes 10 38.46%	Underperform Votes 16 61.54%

Is VVV or HPK a better dividend stock?

Valvoline pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. HighPeak Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Valvoline pays out 5.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HighPeak Energy pays out 23.9% 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.

Do analysts rate VVV or HPK?

Valvoline currently has a consensus target price of $43.67, suggesting a potential upside of 30.90%. HighPeak Energy has a consensus target price of $11.50, suggesting a potential upside of 22.67%. Given Valvoline's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Valvoline is more favorable than HighPeak Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Valvoline	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77
HighPeak Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Do institutionals and insiders believe in VVV or HPK?

96.1% of Valvoline shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.1% of HighPeak Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Valvoline shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 77.5% of HighPeak Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Valvoline beats HighPeak Energy on 18 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.