Head-To-Head Review: Sable Offshore (NYSE:SOC) versus Universal Energy (OTCMKTS:UVSE)

Sable Offshore (NYSE:SOC) and Universal Energy (OTCMKTS:UVSE) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Volatility & Risk

Sable Offshore has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universal Energy has a beta of 0.18, indicating that its share price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

26.2% of Sable Offshore shares are held by institutional investors. 14.3% of Sable Offshore shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Universal Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Sable Offshore and Universal Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sable Offshore	N/A	N/A	-$32.18 million	N/A	N/A
Universal Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Profitability

This table compares Sable Offshore and Universal Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sable Offshore	N/A	-319.58%	-39.11%
Universal Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Sable Offshore and Universal Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sable Offshore	1	0	4	0	2.60
Universal Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00

Sable Offshore currently has a consensus price target of $26.25, suggesting a potential upside of 3.17%. Given Sable Offshore’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Sable Offshore is more favorable than Universal Energy.

Summary

Sable Offshore beats Universal Energy on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sable Offshore

Sable Offshore Corp. engages in the oil and gas exploration and development activities in the United States. The company operates through three platforms located in federal waters offshore California. It owns and operates 16 federal leases across approximately 76,000 acres and subsea pipelines, which transport crude oil, natural gas, and produced water from the platforms to the onshore processing facilities. The company was formerly known as Flame Acquisition Corp. and changed its name to Sable Offshore Corp. in February 2024. Sable Offshore Corp. was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Houston, Texas.

About Universal Energy

Universal Energy Corp., an independent energy company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas in the United States and Canada. It has 13 oil and gas lease projects. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Lake Mary, Florida.