REPX vs. LBRT, SOC, ARIS, MNR, BKV, TALO, HPK, KRP, DMLP, and VET
Should you be buying Riley Exploration Permian stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Riley Exploration Permian include Liberty Energy (LBRT), Sable Offshore (SOC), Aris Water Solutions (ARIS), Mach Natural Resources (MNR), BKV (BKV), Talos Energy (TALO), HighPeak Energy (HPK), Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP), Dorchester Minerals (DMLP), and Vermilion Energy (VET). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.
Riley Exploration Permian vs.
Riley Exploration Permian (NYSE:REPX) and Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and community ranking.
Liberty Energy received 332 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 62.68% of users gave Liberty Energy an outperform vote.
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.
Riley Exploration Permian has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liberty Energy has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Riley Exploration Permian pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Liberty Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Riley Exploration Permian pays out 35.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Liberty Energy pays out 17.1% 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.
Riley Exploration Permian currently has a consensus price target of $47.00, suggesting a potential upside of 62.07%. Liberty Energy has a consensus price target of $21.90, suggesting a potential upside of 38.80%. Given Riley Exploration Permian's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Riley Exploration Permian is more favorable than Liberty Energy.
In the previous week, Liberty Energy had 22 more articles in the media than Riley Exploration Permian. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Liberty Energy and 7 mentions for Riley Exploration Permian. Liberty Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Riley Exploration Permian's score of 0.03 indicating that Liberty Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
58.9% of Riley Exploration Permian shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.2% of Liberty Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of Riley Exploration Permian shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Liberty Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
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.
Summary
Riley Exploration Permian and Liberty Energy tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:REPX) was last updated on 3/31/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
