Granite Ridge Resources (NYSE:GRNT) vs. Universal Energy (OTCMKTS:UVSE) Financial Comparison

Granite Ridge Resources (NYSE:GRNT) and Universal Energy (OTCMKTS:UVSE) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk.

Volatility and Risk

Granite Ridge Resources has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universal Energy has a beta of 0.23, indicating that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Granite Ridge Resources and Universal Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Granite Ridge Resources	0	2	1	0	2.33
Universal Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00

Granite Ridge Resources currently has a consensus price target of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 42.59%. Given Granite Ridge Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Granite Ridge Resources is more favorable than Universal Energy.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Granite Ridge Resources and Universal Energy”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Granite Ridge Resources	$380.03 million	1.82	$18.76 million	$0.24	21.92
Universal Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Granite Ridge Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Universal Energy.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

31.6% of Granite Ridge Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 8.5% of Granite Ridge Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Universal Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Granite Ridge Resources and Universal Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Granite Ridge Resources	7.47%	13.09%	7.89%
Universal Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Granite Ridge Resources beats Universal Energy on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Granite Ridge Resources

Granite Ridge Resources, Inc. operates as a non-operated oil and gas exploration and production company. It owns a portfolio of wells and acreage across the Permian and other unconventional basins in the United States. Granite Ridge Resources, Inc. is based in Dallas, Texas.

About Universal Energy

Universal Energy Corp., an independent energy company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas in the United States and Canada. It has 13 oil and gas lease projects. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Lake Mary, Florida.