Head-To-Head Analysis: Granite Ridge Resources (NYSE:GRNT) & Stratex Oil & Gas (OTCMKTS:STTX)

Stratex Oil & Gas (OTCMKTS:STTX) and Granite Ridge Resources (NYSE:GRNT) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Stratex Oil & Gas and Granite Ridge Resources, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Stratex Oil & Gas	0	0	0	0	0.00
Granite Ridge Resources	1	2	1	0	2.00

Granite Ridge Resources has a consensus target price of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 51.09%. Given Granite Ridge Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Granite Ridge Resources is more favorable than Stratex Oil & Gas.

Volatility & Risk

Stratex Oil & Gas has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Granite Ridge Resources has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Stratex Oil & Gas and Granite Ridge Resources”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Stratex Oil & Gas	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Granite Ridge Resources	$432.53 million	1.61	$18.76 million	$0.24	22.06

Granite Ridge Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Stratex Oil & Gas.

Profitability

This table compares Stratex Oil & Gas and Granite Ridge Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Stratex Oil & Gas	N/A	N/A	N/A
Granite Ridge Resources	7.47%	13.09%	7.89%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

31.6% of Granite Ridge Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 8.5% of Granite Ridge Resources shares 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.

Summary

Granite Ridge Resources beats Stratex Oil & Gas on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Stratex Oil & Gas

Stratex Oil & Gas Holdings, Inc., an independent energy company, focuses on the acquisition, exploitation, and development of crude oil in Kansas and Texas, as well as non-operated working interests in North Dakota, Montana, Utah, Colorado, and Kansas. The company is also involved in the sale of oil and gas. The company was formerly known as Poway Muffler and Brake, Inc. and changed its name to Stratex Oil & Gas Holdings, Inc. in May 2012. Stratex Oil & Gas Holdings, Inc. is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

About Granite Ridge Resources

Granite Ridge Resources, Inc. operates as a non-operated oil and gas exploration and production company. It owns a portfolio of wells and acreage across the Permian and other unconventional basins in the United States. Granite Ridge Resources, Inc. is based in Dallas, Texas.