Analyzing HKN (OTCMKTS:HKNI) & Coterra Energy (NYSE:CTRA)

HKN (OTCMKTS:HKNI) and Coterra Energy (NYSE:CTRA) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and profitability.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

87.9% of Coterra Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of HKN shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Coterra Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares HKN and Coterra Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HKN	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Coterra Energy	$5.46 billion	3.39	$1.12 billion	$2.09	11.58

Coterra Energy has higher revenue and earnings than HKN.

Profitability

This table compares HKN and Coterra Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HKN	N/A	N/A	N/A
Coterra Energy	23.80%	10.99%	6.73%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for HKN and Coterra Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HKN	0	0	0	0	0.00
Coterra Energy	0	4	14	0	2.78

Coterra Energy has a consensus price target of $33.22, indicating a potential upside of 37.23%. Given Coterra Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Coterra Energy is more favorable than HKN.

Summary

Coterra Energy beats HKN on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About HKN

HKN, Inc. operates as an independent energy company. The company owns an oilfield emulsion breaking technology that purifies oilfield emulsions by breaking and separating the emulsions into oil, water, and solids. It also holds non-operated oil and gas leases and mineral interests in properties located in the Bakken and Niobrara shale oil plays; and rights to acreage in the Permian Basin of Texas. The company was founded in 1973 and is based in Southlake, Texas.

About Coterra Energy

Coterra Energy Inc., an independent oil and gas company, engages in the development, exploration, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the United States. The company’s properties include the Marcellus Shale with approximately 186,000 net acres in the dry gas window of the play located in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania; Permian Basin properties with approximately 296,000 net acres located in west Texas and southeast New Mexico; and Anadarko Basin properties with approximately 182,000 net acres located in Oklahoma. It also operates natural gas and saltwater gathering and disposal systems in Texas. The company sells its natural gas to industrial customers, local distribution companies, oil and gas marketers, major energy companies, pipeline companies, and power generation facilities. Coterra Energy Inc. was incorporated in 1989 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.