Crescent Energy (CRGY) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to PR or CRGY?

In the previous week, Permian Resources had 2 more articles in the media than Crescent Energy. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Permian Resources and 7 mentions for Crescent Energy. Crescent Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Permian Resources' score of 0.62 indicating that Crescent Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Permian Resources	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Crescent Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PR or CRGY?

Permian Resources received 32 more outperform votes than Crescent Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.00% of users gave Permian Resources an outperform vote while only 59.26% of users gave Crescent Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Permian Resources	Outperform Votes 64 64.00%	Underperform Votes 36 36.00%
Crescent Energy	Outperform Votes 32 59.26%	Underperform Votes 22 40.74%

Which has more volatility and risk, PR or CRGY?

Permian Resources has a beta of 4.32, suggesting that its share price is 332% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crescent Energy has a beta of 2.17, suggesting that its share price is 117% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PR or CRGY more profitable?

Permian Resources has a net margin of 21.20% compared to Crescent Energy's net margin of 2.17%. Crescent Energy's return on equity of 12.53% beat Permian Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Permian Resources	21.20%	11.15%	6.93%
Crescent Energy	2.17%	12.53%	3.61%

Do analysts recommend PR or CRGY?

Permian Resources presently has a consensus target price of $19.06, indicating a potential upside of 19.10%. Crescent Energy has a consensus target price of $17.20, indicating a potential upside of 3.27%. Given Permian Resources' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Permian Resources is more favorable than Crescent Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Permian Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.94
Crescent Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better earnings & valuation, PR or CRGY?

Permian Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Crescent Energy. Permian Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crescent Energy, 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
Permian Resources	$3.12B	4.12	$476.31M	$1.65	9.70
Crescent Energy	$2.38B	1.60	$67.61M	$0.62	26.86

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PR or CRGY?

91.8% of Permian Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.1% of Crescent Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 12.8% of Permian Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.2% of Crescent Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is PR or CRGY a better dividend stock?

Permian Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Crescent Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Permian Resources pays out 36.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Crescent Energy pays out 77.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Permian Resources is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Permian Resources beats Crescent Energy on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.