Reserve Petroleum (OTCMKTS:RSRV – Get Free Report) and Par Pacific (NYSE:PARR – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Reserve Petroleum and Par Pacific”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Reserve Petroleum | N/A | N/A | N/A | $44.50 | 4.75 |
| Par Pacific | $7.46 billion | 0.55 | $369.39 million | $17.14 | 4.76 |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
92.2% of Par Pacific shares are held by institutional investors. 22.8% of Reserve Petroleum shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Par Pacific shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Reserve Petroleum and Par Pacific’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Reserve Petroleum | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Par Pacific | 9.94% | 56.19% | 21.61% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Reserve Petroleum and Par Pacific, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Reserve Petroleum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Par Pacific | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2.77 |
Par Pacific has a consensus target price of $81.57, suggesting a potential upside of 0.00%. Given Par Pacific’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Par Pacific is more favorable than Reserve Petroleum.
Summary
Par Pacific beats Reserve Petroleum on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Reserve Petroleum
The Reserve Petroleum Company, an independent oil and gas company, engages in oil and natural gas exploration, development, and minerals management with areas of concentration in Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming. It owns producing properties and non-producing mineral interests in the north and south-central United States. The company also provides water well drilling services. The Reserve Petroleum Company was incorporated in 1931 and is based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
About Par Pacific
Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. owns and operates energy and infrastructure businesses. The company operates through Refining, Retail, and Logistics segments. The Refining segment owns and operates refineries that produce gasoline, distillate, asphalt, and other products primarily for consumption in Kapolei, Hawaii, Newcastle, Wyoming, Tacoma, Washington, and Billings, Montana. The Retail segment operates fuel retail outlets, which sell merchandise, such as soft drinks, prepared foods, and other sundries in Hawaii under the Hele, 76, and nomnom brands; and gasoline, diesel, and retail merchandise in Washington and Idaho. The Logistics segment owns and operates terminals, pipelines, single point mooring, marine vessels, storage facilities, loading and truck racks, and rail facilities to distribute ethanol, petroleum, and refined products throughout Hawaii, the United States West Coast, Washington, the Dakotas, and Wyoming; and a jet fuel storage facility and pipeline that serves Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota. It also holds interest in refined products pipeline. In addition, the company owns and operates a marine terminal, a unit train-capable rail loading terminal; a truck rack, and a proprietary pipeline that serves Joint Base Lewis McChord. The company was formerly known as Par Petroleum Corporation and changed its name to Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. in October 2015. Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
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