Critical Comparison: Permian Resources (NYSE:PR) and Sow Good (OTCMKTS:ANFC)

Permian Resources (NYSE:PR) and Sow Good (OTCMKTS:ANFC) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Permian Resources and Sow Good, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Permian Resources	1	1	13	0	2.80
Sow Good	0	0	0	0	0.00

Permian Resources currently has a consensus price target of $18.73, indicating a potential upside of 55.66%. Given Permian Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Permian Resources is more favorable than Sow Good.

Profitability

This table compares Permian Resources and Sow Good’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Permian Resources	21.20%	11.15%	6.93%
Sow Good	N/A	-140.23%	-107.86%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

91.8% of Permian Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.8% of Permian Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 39.7% of Sow Good shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Permian Resources has a beta of 3.81, suggesting that its share price is 281% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sow Good has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Permian Resources and Sow Good”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Permian Resources	$5.00 billion	1.93	$476.31 million	$1.43	8.42
Sow Good	$470,000.00	0.00	$4.13 million	N/A	N/A

Permian Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Sow Good.

Summary

Permian Resources beats Sow Good on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Permian Resources

Permian Resources Corporation, an independent oil and natural gas company, focuses on the development of crude oil and related liquids-rich natural gas reserves in the United States. The company’s assets primarily focus on the Delaware Basin, a sub-basin of the Permian Basin. Its properties consist of acreage blocks in West Texas, Eddy County, Lea County, and New Mexico. The company was formerly known as Centennial Resource Development, Inc. and changed its name to Permian Resources Corporation in September 2022. Permian Resources Corporation was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Midland, Texas.

About Sow Good

Black Ridge Oil & Gas, Inc. does not have significant operations. It intends to identify and evaluate businesses or assets with a view to complete a qualifying transaction. The company was formerly known as Ante5, Inc. and changed its name to Black Ridge Oil & Gas, Inc. in April 2012. Black Ridge Oil & Gas, Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.