Houston American Energy (NYSE:HUSA) versus PrimeEnergy Resources (NASDAQ:PNRG) Head to Head Review

Risk & Volatility

PrimeEnergy Resources has a beta of 0.04, indicating that its share price is 96% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Houston American Energy has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares PrimeEnergy Resources and Houston American Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PrimeEnergy Resources	$209.65 million	1.54	$28.10 million	$23.26	8.07
Houston American Energy	$560,180.00	15.82	-$3.21 million	($0.73)	-0.77

PrimeEnergy Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Houston American Energy. Houston American Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PrimeEnergy Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

12.2% of Houston American Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 61.1% of PrimeEnergy Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of Houston American Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares PrimeEnergy Resources and Houston American Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PrimeEnergy Resources	27.73%	32.76%	18.13%
Houston American Energy	-544.15%	-6.10%	-5.86%

Summary

PrimeEnergy Resources beats Houston American Energy on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About PrimeEnergy Resources

PrimeEnergy Resources Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in acquisition, development, and production of oil and natural gas properties in the United States. The company owns leasehold, mineral, and royalty interests in producing and non-producing oil and gas properties; and operates approximately 534 active wells and owns non-operating interests and royalties in 952 additional wells. It also acquires producing oil and gas properties through joint ventures with industry partners; and provides contract services to third parties, including well-servicing support, site-preparation, and construction services for oil and gas drilling and reworking operations. The company was formerly known as PrimeEnergy Corporation and changed its name to PrimeEnergy Resources Corporation in December 2018. PrimeEnergy Resources Corporation was incorporated in 1973 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

About Houston American Energy

Houston American Energy Corp., an independent oil and gas company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, exploitation, development, and production of natural gas, crude oil, and condensate. Its principal properties are located primarily in the Texas Permian Basin, the South American country of Colombia, and the onshore Louisiana Gulf Coast region. The company is based in Houston, Texas.