Head-To-Head Contrast: Sundance Energy (OTCMKTS:SNDEQ) & Riley Exploration Permian (NYSE:REPX)

Riley Exploration Permian (NYSE:REPX) and Sundance Energy (OTCMKTS:SNDEQ) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Riley Exploration Permian and Sundance Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Riley Exploration Permian	0	0	1	0	3.00
Sundance Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00

Riley Exploration Permian presently has a consensus target price of $47.00, suggesting a potential upside of 66.61%. Given Riley Exploration Permian’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Riley Exploration Permian is more favorable than Sundance Energy.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Riley Exploration Permian and Sundance Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Riley Exploration Permian	$410.18 million	1.48	$111.59 million	$4.26	6.62
Sundance Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Riley Exploration Permian has higher revenue and earnings than Sundance Energy.

Profitability

This table compares Riley Exploration Permian and Sundance Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Riley Exploration Permian	28.48%	23.82%	11.31%
Sundance Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

58.9% of Riley Exploration Permian shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of Riley Exploration Permian shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Sundance Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Riley Exploration Permian beats Sundance Energy on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Riley Exploration Permian

Riley Exploration Permian, Inc., an independent oil and natural gas company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in Texas and New Mexico. The company's activities are primarily focused on the Northwest Shelf and Yeso trend of the Permian Basin. Its acreage is primarily located on contiguous blocks in Yoakum County, Texas; and Eddy County, New Mexico. Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

About Sundance Energy

Sundance Energy Inc. operates as an onshore independent oil and natural gas company in North America. The company explores for, develops, and produces oil and natural gas. It focuses on operations on its 41,000 net acres in the Eagle Ford, Live Oak, Atascosa, La Salle, and McMullen counties, South Texas. Sundance Energy, Inc. is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. On March 9, 2021, Sundance Energy Inc., along with its affiliates, filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.