Critical Analysis: Lucero Energy (PSHIF) & Its Rivals

Lucero Energy (OTCMKTS:PSHIF) is one of 402 publicly-traded companies in the “Oil & Gas E&P” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Lucero Energy to related companies based on the strength of its risk, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Lucero Energy and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lucero Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lucero Energy Competitors	-12.29%	6.95%	4.59%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of Lucero Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.2% of shares of all “Oil & Gas E&P” companies are owned by institutional investors. 25.9% of shares of all “Oil & Gas E&P” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Lucero Energy and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lucero Energy	0	0	0	0	N/A
Lucero Energy Competitors	703	4690	8692	362	2.60

As a group, “Oil & Gas E&P” companies have a potential upside of 71.55%. Given Lucero Energy’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lucero Energy has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Lucero Energy and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lucero Energy	N/A	N/A	-0.46
Lucero Energy Competitors	$713.91 million	$109.84 million	2.44

Lucero Energy’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Lucero Energy. Lucero Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Lucero Energy competitors beat Lucero Energy on 7 of the 8 factors compared.

Lucero Energy Company Profile

Lucero Energy Corp., an independent oil company, engages in the acquisition, development, and production of oil-weighted assets in the Bakken and Three Forks formations in the Williston Basin area of North Dakota. The company was formerly known as PetroShale Inc. and changed its name to Lucero Energy Corp. in May 2022. Lucero Energy Corp. is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.