Crescent Energy (CRGY) Competitors

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

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 4.2%. Crescent Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Permian Resources pays out 42.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Crescent Energy pays out -69.6% 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.

Does the media prefer PR or CRGY?

In the previous week, Permian Resources had 1 more articles in the media than Crescent Energy. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Permian Resources and 15 mentions for Crescent Energy. Crescent Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Permian Resources' score of 0.76 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	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Crescent Energy	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, PR or CRGY?

Permian Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Crescent Energy. Crescent Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Permian 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
Permian Resources	$5.00B	2.29	$476.31M	$1.43	9.97
Crescent Energy	$2.93B	1.02	$67.61M	-$0.69	-16.77

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PR or CRGY?

Permian Resources received 33 more outperform votes than Crescent Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.49% of users gave Permian Resources an outperform vote while only 59.02% of users gave Crescent Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Permian Resources	Outperform Votes 69 64.49%	Underperform Votes 38 35.51%
Crescent Energy	Outperform Votes 36 59.02%	Underperform Votes 25 40.98%

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

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

Which has more volatility & risk, PR or CRGY?

Permian Resources has a beta of 4.3, indicating that its stock price is 330% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crescent Energy has a beta of 2.18, indicating that its stock price is 118% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate PR or CRGY?

Permian Resources currently has a consensus target price of $19.31, suggesting a potential upside of 35.43%. Crescent Energy has a consensus target price of $17.55, suggesting a potential upside of 51.65%. Given Crescent Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Crescent Energy is more favorable than Permian Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Permian Resources	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Crescent Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

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%

Summary

Permian Resources beats Crescent Energy on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.