California Resources (NYSE:CRC – Get Free Report) and Viking Energy Group (OTCMKTS:VKIN – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares California Resources and Viking Energy Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| California Resources | $3.67 billion | 1.28 | $363.00 million | ($5.20) | -10.18 |
| Viking Energy Group | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for California Resources and Viking Energy Group, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| California Resources | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2.86 |
| Viking Energy Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
California Resources presently has a consensus target price of $72.70, indicating a potential upside of 37.28%. Given California Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe California Resources is more favorable than Viking Energy Group.
Profitability
This table compares California Resources and Viking Energy Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| California Resources | -16.10% | 10.12% | 4.85% |
| Viking Energy Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
97.8% of California Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of California Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
California Resources beats Viking Energy Group on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About California Resources
California Resources Corporation operates as an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production, and carbon management company in the United States. The company explores, produces, and markets crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids for marketers, California refineries, and other purchasers that have access to transportation and storage facilities. It also engages in the generation and sale of electricity to the wholesale power market and utility sector; and developing various carbon capture and storage projects in California. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Long Beach, California.
About Viking Energy Group
Viking Energy Group, Inc., an exploration and production company, engages in the acquisition and development of oil and natural gas properties in North America. The company operates through two segments, Oil and Gas Production and Power Generation. It manufactures and supplies power generation products, services, and custom energy solutions; clean-tech energy systems, including combined heat and power, tier 4 final diesel, and natural gas industrial engines, solar, wind, and storage; designs and assembles electrical control equipment, such as switch gear, synchronization and paralleling gear, distribution, bi-fuel, and complete power generation production controls; and clean energy and carbon-capture systems to generate clean electricity. The company also engages in developing, patent pending, electric transmission, and distribution of open conductor detection systems to detect a break in a transmission line, distribution line, or coupling failure. The company owns oil and gas leases in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Kansas. The company was formerly known as Viking Investments Group, Inc. and changed its name to Viking Energy Group, Inc. in March 2017. Viking Energy Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1989 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Viking Energy Group, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Camber Energy, Inc.
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