Critical Review: Sable Offshore (SOC) vs. Its Competitors

Sable Offshore (NYSE:SOC) is one of 20 public companies in the “OIL – US INTEGRTD” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Sable Offshore to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Sable Offshore and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sable Offshore	N/A	-88.48%	-17.69%
Sable Offshore Competitors	22.51%	11.71%	6.19%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Sable Offshore and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sable Offshore	N/A	-$629.07 million	-1.74
Sable Offshore Competitors	$6.54 billion	$947.96 million	25.23

Sable Offshore’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Sable Offshore. Sable Offshore is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Risk & Volatility

Sable Offshore has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sable Offshore’s peers have a beta of 12.44, indicating that their average share price is 1,144% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Sable Offshore and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sable Offshore	2	0	5	0	2.43
Sable Offshore Competitors	393	1793	1975	83	2.41

Sable Offshore currently has a consensus price target of $20.50, suggesting a potential upside of 246.58%. As a group, “OIL – US INTEGRTD” companies have a potential upside of 16.46%. Given Sable Offshore’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Sable Offshore is more favorable than its peers.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

26.2% of Sable Offshore shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.8% of shares of all “OIL – US INTEGRTD” companies are owned by institutional investors. 36.4% of Sable Offshore shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of shares of all “OIL – US INTEGRTD” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Sable Offshore peers beat Sable Offshore on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About Sable Offshore

Sable Offshore Corp. engages in the oil and gas exploration and development activities in the United States. The company operates through three platforms located in federal waters offshore California. It owns and operates 16 federal leases across approximately 76,000 acres and subsea pipelines, which transport crude oil, natural gas, and produced water from the platforms to the onshore processing facilities. The company was formerly known as Flame Acquisition Corp. and changed its name to Sable Offshore Corp. in February 2024. Sable Offshore Corp. was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Houston, Texas.