Riley Exploration Permian (NYSE:REPX – Get Free Report) and AleAnna (NASDAQ:ANNA – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.
Risk & Volatility
Riley Exploration Permian has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AleAnna has a beta of -1.59, meaning that its stock price is 259% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Riley Exploration Permian and AleAnna, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Riley Exploration Permian | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.75 |
| AleAnna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Riley Exploration Permian presently has a consensus price target of $43.00, suggesting a potential downside of 12.74%. Given Riley Exploration Permian’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Riley Exploration Permian is more favorable than AleAnna.
Profitability
This table compares Riley Exploration Permian and AleAnna’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Riley Exploration Permian | 28.48% | 23.82% | 11.31% |
| AleAnna | 19.76% | 12.95% | 7.70% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
58.9% of Riley Exploration Permian shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.1% of AleAnna shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of Riley Exploration Permian shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 39.5% of AleAnna shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Riley Exploration Permian and AleAnna”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Riley Exploration Permian | $483.86 million | 2.26 | $111.59 million | $5.52 | 8.93 |
| AleAnna | $25.04 million | 6.60 | $1.80 million | $0.19 | 13.05 |
Riley Exploration Permian has higher revenue and earnings than AleAnna. Riley Exploration Permian is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AleAnna, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Riley Exploration Permian beats AleAnna on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Riley Exploration Permian
Riley Exploration Permian, Inc., an independent oil and natural gas company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in Texas and New Mexico. The company's activities are primarily focused on the Northwest Shelf and Yeso trend of the Permian Basin. Its acreage is primarily located on contiguous blocks in Yoakum County, Texas; and Eddy County, New Mexico. Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
About AleAnna
AleAnna, Inc. engages in oil and gas exploration and production activities. It focuses on Italy’s natural gas reserves and developing renewable energy solutions. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.
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