Analyzing Denbury (NYSE:DEN) & Chariot (OTCMKTS:OIGLF)

Denbury (NYSE:DEN) and Chariot (OTCMKTS:OIGLF) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Denbury and Chariot’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Denbury	$1.48 billion	3.08	$480.16 million	$8.96	9.90
Chariot	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.21)	-0.86

Denbury has higher revenue and earnings than Chariot. Chariot is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Denbury, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Denbury and Chariot’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Denbury	32.34%	19.82%	13.10%
Chariot	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

5.2% of Chariot shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Denbury shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Denbury and Chariot, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Denbury	1	5	1	0	2.00
Chariot	0	0	1	0	3.00

Denbury currently has a consensus price target of $95.50, suggesting a potential upside of 7.71%. Given Denbury’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Denbury is more favorable than Chariot.

Summary

Denbury beats Chariot on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Denbury

Denbury Inc. operates as an independent energy company in the Gulf Coast and Rocky Mountain regions. It holds interests in various oil and natural gas properties located in Mississippi, Texas, and Louisiana in the Gulf Coast region; and in Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming in the Rocky Mountain region. The company was formerly known as Denbury Resources Inc. and changed its name to Denbury Inc. in September 2020. Denbury Inc. was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Plano, Texas.

About Chariot

Chariot Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the oil and gas exploration and appraisal activities. The company operates through Transactional Gas and Transactional Power segments. The company holds interests in the Rissana offshore license that covers an area of approximately 8,489 square kilometers. It also focuses on mining power projects in Africa. The company was formerly known as Chariot Oil & Gas Limited and changed its name to Chariot Limited in June 2021. Chariot Limited was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey.