Inpex (OTCMKTS:IPXHY – Get Free Report) and Frontline (NYSE:FRO – Get Free Report) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Inpex and Frontline, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Inpex | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Frontline | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2.18 |
Frontline has a consensus price target of $45.37, indicating a potential downside of 5.00%. Given Frontline’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Frontline is more favorable than Inpex.
Dividends
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Inpex and Frontline”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Inpex | $13.45 billion | 2.16 | $2.52 billion | $2.38 | 10.32 |
| Frontline | $1.97 billion | 5.39 | $379.08 million | $6.67 | 7.16 |
Inpex has higher revenue and earnings than Frontline. Frontline is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Inpex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Inpex and Frontline’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Inpex | 21.93% | 8.53% | 5.51% |
| Frontline | 49.47% | 44.24% | 20.89% |
Risk and Volatility
Inpex has a beta of 0.14, suggesting that its share price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Frontline has a beta of 0.05, suggesting that its share price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
0.0% of Inpex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.7% of Frontline shares are owned by institutional investors. 48.1% of Frontline 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
Frontline beats Inpex on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Inpex
Inpex Corporation engages in the research, exploration, development, production, and sale of oil, natural gas, and other mineral resources in Japan, rest of Asia and Oceania, Europe and NIS countries, the Middle East and Africa, and the Americas. The company is involved in the investment and lending to the companies engaged in mineral resources business, etc. It also transports natural gas, as well as operates, manages, and maintains gas pipelines. In addition, the company engages in storage of carbon capture related business. Further, it is involved in hydrogen and ammonia, renewable energy, forest conservation, and carbon recycling related businesses. Inpex Corporation was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
About Frontline
Frontline plc, a shipping company, engages in the seaborne transportation of crude oil and oil products worldwide. It owns and operates oil and product tankers. As of December 31, 2022, the company operated a fleet of 70 vessels. It is also involved in the charter, purchase, and sale of vessels. The company was founded in 1985 and is based in Limassol, Cyprus.
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