Avalon Oil & Gas (OTCMKTS:GRVE) vs. Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) Head-To-Head Review

Avalon Oil & Gas (OTCMKTS:GRVE) and Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends.

Risk and Volatility

Avalon Oil & Gas has a beta of 0.3, suggesting that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Murphy Oil has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Avalon Oil & Gas and Murphy Oil, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Avalon Oil & Gas	0	0	0	0	0.00
Murphy Oil	3	11	1	0	1.87

Murphy Oil has a consensus price target of $28.08, indicating a potential upside of 0.71%. Given Murphy Oil’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Murphy Oil is more favorable than Avalon Oil & Gas.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Avalon Oil & Gas and Murphy Oil”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Avalon Oil & Gas	N/A	N/A	-$130,000.00	N/A	N/A
Murphy Oil	$3.03 billion	1.31	$407.17 million	$1.93	14.45

Murphy Oil has higher revenue and earnings than Avalon Oil & Gas.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

78.3% of Murphy Oil shares are owned by institutional investors. 55.1% of Avalon Oil & Gas shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of Murphy Oil shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Avalon Oil & Gas and Murphy Oil’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avalon Oil & Gas	N/A	N/A	-2,194.15%
Murphy Oil	10.20%	5.25%	2.88%

Summary

Murphy Oil beats Avalon Oil & Gas on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Avalon Oil & Gas

Groove Botanicals, Inc. operates as an independent oil and gas producer. It also focuses on assembling a portfolio of EV battery technologies. The company was formerly known as Avalon Oil & Gas, Inc. and changed its name to Groove Botanicals, Inc. in May 2018. Groove Botanicals, Inc. was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

About Murphy Oil

Murphy Oil Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an oil and gas exploration and production company in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It explores for and produces crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. The company was formerly known as Murphy Corporation and changed its name to Murphy Oil Corporation in 1964. The company was incorporated in 1950 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.