Financial Contrast: PHX Minerals (NYSE:PHX) & Petroteq Energy (OTCMKTS:PQEFF)

PHX Minerals (NYSE:PHX) and Petroteq Energy (OTCMKTS:PQEFF) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for PHX Minerals and Petroteq Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PHX Minerals	0	1	0	0	2.00
Petroteq Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00

Given Petroteq Energy’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Petroteq Energy is more favorable than PHX Minerals.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

38.2% of PHX Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Petroteq Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 6.4% of PHX Minerals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Petroteq Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares PHX Minerals and Petroteq Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PHX Minerals	20.08%	5.57%	4.23%
Petroteq Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk & Volatility

PHX Minerals has a beta of 0.05, meaning that its share price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Petroteq Energy has a beta of 216.11, meaning that its share price is 21,511% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares PHX Minerals and Petroteq Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PHX Minerals	$34.57 million	4.79	$2.32 million	$0.19	22.97
Petroteq Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

PHX Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Petroteq Energy.

Summary

PHX Minerals beats Petroteq Energy on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About PHX Minerals

PHX Minerals Inc. operates as a natural gas and oil mineral company in the United States. The company produces and sells natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids. Its principal properties are located in Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, North Dakota, and Arkansas. The company sells its products to various purchasers, including pipeline and marketing companies. The company was formerly known as Panhandle Oil and Gas Inc. and changed its name to PHX Minerals Inc. in October 2020. PHX Minerals Inc. was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.

About Petroteq Energy

Petroteq Energy Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the oil sands mining and processing operations in the United States. It holds rights to mine, extract, and produce oil and associated hydrocarbons and minerals from oil sands containing heavy oil and bitumen under mineral leases covering approximately 1,671,91 acres in the Asphalt Ridge area of Utah, including 320 acres held under the TMC Mineral Lease and an additional 1,351.91 acres held under three Temple Mountain State of Utah's School and Institutional Trust Land Administration Leases. The company also operates rights under five leases covering lands consisting of approximately 5,960 acres situated in Uintah, Wayne, and Garfield Counties, Utah. In addition, it is developing a blockchain-powered supply chain management platform for the oil and gas industry. The company was formerly known as MCW Energy Group Limited and changed its name to Petroteq Energy Inc. in May 2017. Petroteq Energy Inc. was founded in 2010 and is based in Sherman Oaks, California.