Crescent Energy (NYSE:CRGY) versus Media Pal (OTCMKTS:MPHD) Critical Review

Media Pal (OTCMKTS:MPHD) and Crescent Energy (NYSE:CRGY) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Media Pal and Crescent Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Media Pal	0	0	0	0	N/A
Crescent Energy	0	2	6	2	3.00

Crescent Energy has a consensus target price of $16.10, indicating a potential upside of 29.89%.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

52.1% of Crescent Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 15.3% of Media Pal shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.2% of Crescent Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Media Pal and Crescent Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Media Pal	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Crescent Energy	$2.61 billion	0.84	$67.61 million	($0.20)	-61.98

Crescent Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Media Pal.

Profitability

This table compares Media Pal and Crescent Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Media Pal	N/A	N/A	N/A
Crescent Energy	0.61%	13.41%	3.58%

Summary

Crescent Energy beats Media Pal on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Media Pal

Media Pal Holdings, Corp. operates as a non-hazardous waste treatment and disposal facility. It operates a 250-gallon per minute waste stream separation system at the Wyoming Avenue terminal facility. This system separates liquid waste streams and pumpable waste streams containing a mixture of liquids and solids. Its customers are located primarily throughout the Great Lakes region. The company, formerly known as Rich Coast, Inc. Media Pal Holdings, Corp. was founded in 1936 and is based in Sarasota, Florida.

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.