Analyzing Crescent Energy (NYSE:CRGY) and SilverBow Resources (NYSE:SBOW)

Crescent Energy (NYSE:CRGY) and SilverBow Resources (NYSE:SBOW) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

52.1% of Crescent Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of SilverBow Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 13.2% of Crescent Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of SilverBow Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Crescent Energy and SilverBow Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crescent Energy	-0.67%	12.90%	3.30%
SilverBow Resources	24.41%	16.48%	7.66%

Risk and Volatility

Crescent Energy has a beta of 2.32, meaning that its share price is 132% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SilverBow Resources has a beta of 2.58, meaning that its share price is 158% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Crescent Energy and SilverBow Resources, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crescent Energy	0	1	6	2	3.11
SilverBow Resources	0	4	3	0	2.43

Crescent Energy currently has a consensus price target of $16.40, indicating a potential upside of 39.46%. SilverBow Resources has a consensus price target of $45.33, indicating a potential upside of 23.09%. Given Crescent Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Crescent Energy is more favorable than SilverBow Resources.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Crescent Energy and SilverBow Resources’ revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Crescent Energy	$2.38 billion	0.88	$67.61 million	($0.20)	-59.35
SilverBow Resources	$652.36 million	1.44	$297.72 million	$7.40	4.98

SilverBow Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Crescent Energy. Crescent Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SilverBow Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

SilverBow Resources beats Crescent Energy on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Crescent Energy

Crescent Energy Company acquires, develops, and produces crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs) reserves. Its portfolio of assets comprises mid-cycle unconventional and conventional assets in the Eagle Ford and Uinta Basins. It also owns and operates various midstream assets, which provide services to customers. The company is based in Houston, Texas.

About SilverBow Resources

SilverBow Resources, Inc., an independent oil and gas company, exploration, develops, acquires, and operates oil and natural gas properties in the Eagle Ford shale and Austin Chalk located in South Texas. The company was formerly known as Swift Energy Company and changed its name to SilverBow Resources, Inc. in May 2017. SilverBow Resources, Inc. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.