Greenfire Resources (GFR) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GFR or HPK?

HighPeak Energy received 9 more outperform votes than Greenfire Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Greenfire Resources an outperform vote while only 43.48% of users gave HighPeak Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Greenfire Resources	Outperform Votes 1 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
HighPeak Energy	Outperform Votes 10 43.48%	Underperform Votes 13 56.52%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in GFR or HPK?

88.9% of Greenfire Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.1% of HighPeak Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.0% of Greenfire Resources 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer GFR or HPK?

In the previous week, Greenfire Resources had 6 more articles in the media than HighPeak Energy. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Greenfire Resources and 0 mentions for HighPeak Energy. Greenfire Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.18 beat HighPeak Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Greenfire Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Greenfire Resources	Neutral
HighPeak Energy	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, GFR or HPK?

HighPeak Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Greenfire Resources. Greenfire Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HighPeak 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
Greenfire Resources	$500.71M	0.98	-$100.50M	$0.86	8.17
HighPeak Energy	$1.11B	1.72	$215.87M	$1.27	11.87

Do analysts prefer GFR or HPK?

Greenfire Resources presently has a consensus target price of $10.50, indicating a potential upside of 49.36%. HighPeak Energy has a consensus target price of $14.00, indicating a potential downside of 7.16%. Given Greenfire Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Greenfire Resources is more favorable than HighPeak Energy.

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

Is GFR or HPK more profitable?

HighPeak Energy has a net margin of 15.94% compared to Greenfire Resources' net margin of 9.51%. HighPeak Energy's return on equity of 14.83% beat Greenfire Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greenfire Resources	9.51%	12.70%	7.35%
HighPeak Energy	15.94%	14.83%	7.60%

Which has more risk and volatility, GFR or HPK?

Greenfire Resources has a beta of 0.28, suggesting that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HighPeak Energy has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

HighPeak Energy beats Greenfire Resources on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.