Insider and Institutional Ownership
7.9% of Zion Oil & Gas shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.3% of shares of all “OIL – US EXP&PROD” companies are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Zion Oil & Gas shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.2% of shares of all “OIL – US EXP&PROD” companies are held by 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.
Risk and Volatility
Zion Oil & Gas has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zion Oil & Gas’ competitors have a beta of -1.22, suggesting that their average share price is 222% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Zion Oil & Gas and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Zion Oil & Gas | N/A | -22.49% | -20.24% |
| Zion Oil & Gas Competitors | -113.00% | 9.40% | 5.14% |
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Zion Oil & Gas | N/A | -$7.34 million | -0.14 |
| Zion Oil & Gas Competitors | $3.43 billion | $608.45 million | 6.46 |
Zion Oil & Gas’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Zion Oil & Gas. Zion Oil & Gas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Summary
Zion Oil & Gas competitors beat Zion Oil & Gas on 7 of the 9 factors compared.
About Zion Oil & Gas
Zion Oil & Gas, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an oil and gas exploration company in Israel. It holds a petroleum exploration license onshore Israel, the New Megiddo License 434 comprising an area of approximately 75,000 acres. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
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