Critical Analysis: California Resources (NYSE:CRC) vs. Osage Exploration and Development (OTCMKTS:OEDVQ)

California Resources (NYSE:CRC) and Osage Exploration and Development (OTCMKTS:OEDVQ) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares California Resources and Osage Exploration and Development’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
California Resources	16.14%	11.95%	6.00%
Osage Exploration and Development	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for California Resources and Osage Exploration and Development, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
California Resources	0	1	10	2	3.08
Osage Exploration and Development	0	0	0	0	0.00

California Resources presently has a consensus price target of $62.8182, indicating a potential upside of 32.54%. Given California Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe California Resources is more favorable than Osage Exploration and Development.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

97.8% of California Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of California Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares California Resources and Osage Exploration and Development”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
California Resources	$3.20 billion	1.24	$376.00 million	$7.32	6.47
Osage Exploration and Development	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

California Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Osage Exploration and Development.

Summary

California Resources beats Osage Exploration and Development on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About California Resources

California Resources Corporation operates as an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production, and carbon management company in the United States. The company explores, produces, and markets crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids for marketers, California refineries, and other purchasers that have access to transportation and storage facilities. It also engages in the generation and sale of electricity to the wholesale power market and utility sector; and developing various carbon capture and storage projects in California. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Long Beach, California.

About Osage Exploration and Development

Osage Exploration & Development, Inc. is an exploration and production company, which interests in oil and gas wells and prospects. It is focused on the Horizontal Mississippian and Woodford plays in Oklahoma. The company was founded on February 24, 2003 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.