Amplify Energy (NYSE:AMPY – Get Free Report) and Altex Industries (OTCMKTS:ALTX – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.
Risk and Volatility
Amplify Energy has a beta of 1.88, indicating that its share price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Altex Industries has a beta of 0.1, indicating that its share price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
42.8% of Amplify Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Amplify Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 49.8% of Altex Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Amplify Energy | 20.99% | 16.22% | 8.79% |
| Altex Industries | 1,531.82% | -13.30% | -7.19% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Amplify Energy and Altex Industries, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Amplify Energy | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Altex Industries | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Amplify Energy presently has a consensus price target of $9.63, suggesting a potential upside of 152.96%. Given Amplify Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Amplify Energy is more favorable than Altex Industries.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Amplify Energy and Altex Industries”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Amplify Energy | $294.68 million | 0.52 | $392.75 million | $0.28 | 13.59 |
| Altex Industries | $20,000.00 | 135.94 | $440,000.00 | $0.03 | 8.07 |
Amplify Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Altex Industries. Altex Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amplify Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Amplify Energy beats Altex Industries on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Amplify Energy
Amplify Energy Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, development, exploitation, and production of oil and natural gas properties in the United States. The company’s properties consist of operated and non-operated working interests in producing and undeveloped leasehold acreage, as well as working interests in identified producing wells located in Oklahoma, the Rockies, federal waters offshore Southern California, East Texas/North Louisiana, and Eagle Ford. The company is based in Houston, Texas.
About Altex Industries
Altex Industries, Inc., through its subsidiary, Altex Oil Corporation, owns interests in productive onshore oil and gas properties located in Utah and Wyoming. The company was incorporated in 1985 and is based in Denver, Colorado.
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