EOG Resources (NYSE:EOG) vs. CARBON ENERGY (OTCMKTS:CRBO) Critical Survey

CARBON ENERGY (OTCMKTS:CRBO) and EOG Resources (NYSE:EOG) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends and valuation.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares CARBON ENERGY and EOG Resources”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CARBON ENERGY	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
EOG Resources	$23.70 billion	2.66	$6.40 billion	$10.29	11.24

EOG Resources has higher revenue and earnings than CARBON ENERGY.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

89.9% of EOG Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.1% of CARBON ENERGY shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of EOG Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

CARBON ENERGY has a beta of -1.64, meaning that its share price is 264% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EOG Resources has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for CARBON ENERGY and EOG Resources, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CARBON ENERGY	0	0	0	0	0.00
EOG Resources	0	12	11	1	2.54

EOG Resources has a consensus target price of $143.48, indicating a potential upside of 24.11%. Given EOG Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe EOG Resources is more favorable than CARBON ENERGY.

Profitability

This table compares CARBON ENERGY and EOG Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CARBON ENERGY	N/A	N/A	N/A
EOG Resources	25.25%	20.51%	12.93%

Summary

EOG Resources beats CARBON ENERGY on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CARBON ENERGY

Carbon Energy Corporation, an independent oil and natural gas company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids properties in the United States. It focuses on conventional and unconventional reservoirs, including shale, tight sand, and coalbed methane located in the Appalachian, Illinois, and Ventura Basins. It owns working interests and royalty interests in wells located in California, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, as well as had leasehold positions. The company was formerly known as Carbon Natural Gas Company and changed its name to Carbon Energy Corporation in June 2018. Carbon Energy Corporation was founded in 2007 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

About EOG Resources

EOG Resources, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, explores for, develops, produces, and markets crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas primarily in producing basins in the United States, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and internationally. The company was formerly known as Enron Oil & Gas Company. EOG Resources, Inc. was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.