Critical Comparison: Deep Well Oil & Gas (OTCMKTS:DWOG) & TotalEnergies (NYSE:TTE)

Deep Well Oil & Gas (OTCMKTS:DWOG) and TotalEnergies (NYSE:TTE) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and dividends.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

13.2% of TotalEnergies shares are held by institutional investors. 55.4% of Deep Well Oil & Gas shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Deep Well Oil & Gas and TotalEnergies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Deep Well Oil & Gas	N/A	N/A	N/A
TotalEnergies	9.49%	17.92%	7.56%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Deep Well Oil & Gas and TotalEnergies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Deep Well Oil & Gas	0	0	0	0	N/A
TotalEnergies	0	4	1	0	2.20

TotalEnergies has a consensus target price of $82.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.65%.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Deep Well Oil & Gas and TotalEnergies’ top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Deep Well Oil & Gas	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
TotalEnergies	$210.24 billion	0.78	$21.38 billion	$8.86	7.87

TotalEnergies has higher revenue and earnings than Deep Well Oil & Gas.

Summary

TotalEnergies beats Deep Well Oil & Gas on 6 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Deep Well Oil & Gas

Deep Well Oil & Gas, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an independent junior oil sands exploration and development company in Canada. It engages in the identification, acquisition, exploration, and development of oil sands prospects. The company has a 90% working interest in three oil sands leases; a 100% working interest in one oil sand lease; and a 25% working interest in two oil sands leases in the Peace River oil sands area of North Central Alberta, Canada. Deep Well Oil & Gas, Inc. serves marketing facilities in Alberta. The company was formerly known as Allied Devices Corporation and changed its name to Deep Well Oil & Gas, Inc. in September 2003. Deep Well Oil & Gas, Inc. was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada.

About TotalEnergies

TotalEnergies SE, a multi-energy company, produces and markets oil and biofuels, natural gas, green gases, renewables, and electricity in France, rest of Europe, North America, Africa, and internationally. It operates through five segments: Exploration & Production, Integrated LNG, Integrated Power, Refining & Chemicals, and Marketing & Services. The Exploration & Production segment is involved in the exploration and production of oil and natural gas. The Integrated LNG segment comprises the integrated gas chain, including upstream and midstream liquified natural gas (LNG) activities, as well as biogas, hydrogen, and gas trading activities. The Integrated Power segment includes generation, storage, electricity trading, and B2B-B2C distribution of gas and electricity. The Refining & Chemicals segment consists of refining, petrochemicals, and specialty chemicals. This segment also includes oil supply, trading, and marine shipping activities. The Marketing & Services segment supplies and markets petroleum products. The company was formerly known as TOTAL SE and changed its name to TotalEnergies SE in June 2021. TotalEnergies SE was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Courbevoie, France.