Analyzing AER Energy Resources (OTCMKTS:AERN) & Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR)

AER Energy Resources (OTCMKTS:AERN) and Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for AER Energy Resources and Mach Natural Resources, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AER Energy Resources	0	0	0	0	0.00
Mach Natural Resources	1	1	4	2	2.88

Mach Natural Resources has a consensus price target of $22.50, indicating a potential upside of 85.34%. Given Mach Natural Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Mach Natural Resources is more favorable than AER Energy Resources.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares AER Energy Resources and Mach Natural Resources”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AER Energy Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mach Natural Resources	$969.63 million	1.48	$185.18 million	$1.94	6.26

Mach Natural Resources has higher revenue and earnings than AER Energy Resources.

Volatility and Risk

AER Energy Resources has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mach Natural Resources has a beta of -0.11, indicating that its stock price is 111% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares AER Energy Resources and Mach Natural Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AER Energy Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mach Natural Resources	20.83%	23.23%	13.02%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

78.4% of Mach Natural Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 61.0% of AER Energy Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 87.8% of Mach Natural Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Mach Natural Resources beats AER Energy Resources on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About AER Energy Resources

AER Energy Resources, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in acquiring, managing, and operating oil and gas properties in North America. The company is also involved in the recycling of used motor oil; marketing of related fuel and energy products to users, suppliers, and recycler’s; and real estate business. AER Energy Resources, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

About Mach Natural Resources

Mach Natural Resources LP, an independent upstream oil and gas company, focuses on the acquisition, development, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids reserves in the Anadarko Basin region of Western Oklahoma, Southern Kansas, and the panhandle of Texas. It also owns a portfolio of midstream assets, as well as owns plants and water infrastructure. The company was incorporated in 2023 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.