Royal Vopak (OTCMKTS:VOPKY) vs. Helmerich & Payne (NYSE:HP) Head-To-Head Analysis

Royal Vopak (OTCMKTS:VOPKY) and Helmerich & Payne (NYSE:HP) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

96.1% of Helmerich & Payne shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Helmerich & Payne shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Royal Vopak and Helmerich & Payne’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Royal Vopak	37.14%	12.16%	5.72%
Helmerich & Payne	-0.90%	5.81%	2.67%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Royal Vopak and Helmerich & Payne”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Royal Vopak	$1.42 billion	4.12	$406.55 million	$4.54	10.98
Helmerich & Payne	$2.76 billion	0.73	$344.17 million	($0.33)	-61.23

Royal Vopak has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Helmerich & Payne. Helmerich & Payne is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Royal Vopak, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Royal Vopak and Helmerich & Payne, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Royal Vopak	0	0	0	0	0.00
Helmerich & Payne	2	10	1	0	1.92

Helmerich & Payne has a consensus target price of $22.20, indicating a potential upside of 9.87%. Given Helmerich & Payne’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Helmerich & Payne is more favorable than Royal Vopak.

Risk and Volatility

Royal Vopak has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Helmerich & Payne has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Royal Vopak pays an annual dividend of $1.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Helmerich & Payne pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Royal Vopak pays out 32.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Helmerich & Payne pays out -303.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Helmerich & Payne is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Helmerich & Payne beats Royal Vopak on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Royal Vopak

Koninklijke Vopak N.V., an independent tank storage company, stores and handles liquid chemicals, gases, and oil products to the energy and manufacturing markets worldwide. The company operates LPG and chemical gas, industrial, chemical, and oil terminals; and owns and operates specialized facilities consisting of tanks, jetties, truck loading stations, and pipelines. It stores and handles chemicals, such as methanol, xylenes, styrene, alpha olefins, and mono-ethylene glycol; gas, including LNG, LPG, ethylene, butadiene, and ammonia; oil products consisting of crude oil, fuel oil, diesel, jet fuel, gasoline, and naphtha; and vegoils and biofuels comprising ethanol, biodiesel, and sustainable aviation fuel. In addition, the company is involved in the development of infrastructure solutions within ports for low-carbon and renewable hydrogen, CO2, long-duration energy storage, and sustainable fuels and feedstocks. Further, it operates 76 terminals in 23 countries with a storage capacity of 35.2 million cubic meters. It serves producers, manufacturers, distributors, governments, traders, and chemical and energy companies. The company was founded in 1616 and is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

About Helmerich & Payne

Founded in 1920, Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (H&P) (NYSE: HP) is committed to delivering industry leading levels of drilling productivity and reliability. H&P operates with the highest level of integrity, safety and innovation to deliver superior results for its customers and returns for shareholders. Through its subsidiaries, the Company designs, fabricates and operates high-performance drilling rigs in conventional and unconventional plays around the world. H&P also develops and implements advanced automation, directional drilling and survey management technologies. H&P’s fleet includes 299 land rigs in the U.S., 31 international land rigs and eight offshore platform rigs.