Reviewing Goodrich Petroleum (OTCMKTS:GDPMQ) & Advantage Energy (OTCMKTS:AAVVF)

Goodrich Petroleum (OTCMKTS:GDPMQ) and Advantage Energy (OTCMKTS:AAVVF) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Goodrich Petroleum and Advantage Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Goodrich Petroleum	N/A	N/A	N/A
Advantage Energy	8.62%	2.88%	1.78%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Goodrich Petroleum and Advantage Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Goodrich Petroleum	0	0	0	0	0.00
Advantage Energy	0	0	1	1	3.50

Given Goodrich Petroleum’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Goodrich Petroleum is more favorable than Advantage Energy.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

7.9% of Advantage Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Goodrich Petroleum and Advantage Energy”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Goodrich Petroleum	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Advantage Energy	$400.81 million	3.51	$75.26 million	($0.13)	-64.77

Advantage Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Goodrich Petroleum.

Summary

Advantage Energy beats Goodrich Petroleum on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Goodrich Petroleum

Goodrich Petroleum Corporation is an independent oil and natural gas company. The Company is engaged in the exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas on properties primarily in Southwest Mississippi and Southeast Louisiana, which includes the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale Trend (TMS); Northwest Louisiana and East Texas, which includes the Haynesville Shale Trend, and South Texas, which includes the Eagle Ford Shale Trend. It has interests in over 193 producing oil and natural gas wells located in over 43 fields in over eight states of the United States. It has estimated proved reserves of approximately 9.1 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMBoe), consisting of over 31.9 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas and approximately 3.8 million barrels (MMBbls) of oil and condensate. It also maintains ownership interests in acreage and wells in various other fields, including Longwood field in Caddo Parish, Louisiana and the Garfield Unit in Kalkaska County, Michigan.

About Advantage Energy

Advantage Energy Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploitation, development, and production natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids (NGLs) in the Province of Alberta, Canada. Its assets are located approximately 4 to 80 km northwest of the city of Grande Prairie, Alberta. The company was formerly known as Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd. and changed its name to Advantage Energy Ltd. in May 2021. Advantage Energy Ltd. was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.