REPX vs. LBRT, SSL, SOC, BKV, HPK, TALO, MNR, ARIS, XPRO, and WTTR
Should you be buying Riley Exploration Permian stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Riley Exploration Permian include Liberty Energy (LBRT), Sasol (SSL), Sable Offshore (SOC), BKV (BKV), HighPeak Energy (HPK), Talos Energy (TALO), Mach Natural Resources (MNR), Aris Water Solutions (ARIS), Expro Group (XPRO), and Select Water Solutions (WTTR). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.
Riley Exploration Permian vs.
Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) and Riley Exploration Permian (NYSE:REPX) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, risk and profitability.
In the previous week, Liberty Energy had 9 more articles in the media than Riley Exploration Permian. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Liberty Energy and 1 mentions for Riley Exploration Permian. Liberty Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Riley Exploration Permian's score of 0.00 indicating that Liberty Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Liberty Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Riley Exploration Permian pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Liberty Energy pays out 17.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Riley Exploration Permian pays out 27.0% 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.
Liberty Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Riley Exploration Permian. Riley Exploration Permian is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Liberty Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Liberty Energy received 331 more outperform votes than Riley Exploration Permian when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.59% of users gave Riley Exploration Permian an outperform vote while only 62.72% of users gave Liberty Energy an outperform vote.
98.2% of Liberty Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.9% of Riley Exploration Permian shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Liberty Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Riley Exploration Permian shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Riley Exploration Permian has a net margin of 28.48% compared to Liberty Energy's net margin of 7.32%. Riley Exploration Permian's return on equity of 23.82% beat Liberty Energy's return on equity.
Liberty Energy has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Riley Exploration Permian has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Liberty Energy presently has a consensus target price of $22.30, indicating a potential upside of 24.89%. Riley Exploration Permian has a consensus target price of $47.00, indicating a potential upside of 39.59%. Given Riley Exploration Permian's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Riley Exploration Permian is more favorable than Liberty Energy.
Summary
Liberty Energy beats Riley Exploration Permian on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:REPX) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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