Crescent Energy (CRGY) Competitors

Crescent Energy (NYSE:CRGY) and Antero Resources (NYSE:AR) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, dividends and valuation.

Does the media refer more to CRGY or AR?

In the previous week, Antero Resources had 8 more articles in the media than Crescent Energy. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Antero Resources and 6 mentions for Crescent Energy. Crescent Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Antero Resources' score of 0.90 indicating that Crescent Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Crescent Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Antero Resources	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CRGY or AR?

Crescent Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Antero Resources. Crescent Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Antero Resources, 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
Crescent Energy	$2.71B	1.20	$67.61M	$0.62	23.04
Antero Resources	$4.33B	2.75	$57.23M	$0.32	119.30

Which has more risk & volatility, CRGY or AR?

Crescent Energy has a beta of 2.16, meaning that its stock price is 116% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Antero Resources has a beta of 3.33, meaning that its stock price is 233% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CRGY or AR more profitable?

Antero Resources has a net margin of 2.31% compared to Crescent Energy's net margin of 2.17%. Crescent Energy's return on equity of 12.53% beat Antero Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crescent Energy	2.17%	12.53%	3.61%
Antero Resources	2.31%	0.74%	0.40%

Do analysts recommend CRGY or AR?

Crescent Energy currently has a consensus target price of $17.50, indicating a potential upside of 22.51%. Antero Resources has a consensus target price of $39.44, indicating a potential upside of 3.30%. Given Crescent Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Crescent Energy is more favorable than Antero Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crescent Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Antero Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CRGY or AR?

52.1% of Crescent Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Antero Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.2% of Crescent Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Antero Resources 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CRGY or AR?

Antero Resources received 733 more outperform votes than Crescent Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.89% of users gave Antero Resources an outperform vote while only 60.71% of users gave Crescent Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Crescent Energy	Outperform Votes 34 60.71%	Underperform Votes 22 39.29%
Antero Resources	Outperform Votes 767 64.89%	Underperform Votes 415 35.11%

Summary

Antero Resources beats Crescent Energy on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.