Houston American Energy (HUSA) Competitors

Par Pacific (NYSE:PARR) and Houston American Energy (NYSE:HUSA) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts recommend PARR or HUSA?

Par Pacific currently has a consensus price target of $28.96, suggesting a potential downside of 8.77%. Given Par Pacific's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Par Pacific is more favorable than Houston American Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Par Pacific	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
Houston American Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has higher valuation and earnings, PARR or HUSA?

Houston American Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Par Pacific. Par Pacific is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Houston American 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
Par Pacific	$7.97B	0.20	-$33.32M	-$0.28	-113.39
Houston American Energy	$509.59K	544.56	-$3.21M	-$9.01	-0.91

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of PARR or HUSA?

92.2% of Par Pacific shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.2% of Houston American Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of Par Pacific shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Houston American Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to PARR or HUSA?

In the previous week, Par Pacific had 5 more articles in the media than Houston American Energy. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Par Pacific and 4 mentions for Houston American Energy. Houston American Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Par Pacific's score of 0.71 indicating that Houston American Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Par Pacific	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Houston American Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is PARR or HUSA more profitable?

Par Pacific has a net margin of -0.25% compared to Houston American Energy's net margin of -544.15%. Par Pacific's return on equity of -1.79% beat Houston American Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Par Pacific	-0.25%	-1.79%	-0.55%
Houston American Energy	-544.15%	-6.10%	-5.86%

Which has more volatility and risk, PARR or HUSA?

Par Pacific has a beta of 1.83, meaning that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Houston American Energy has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Par Pacific beats Houston American Energy on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.