Head-To-Head Review: Amplify Energy (NYSE:AMPY) versus Universal Energy (OTCMKTS:UVSE)

Amplify Energy (NYSE:AMPY) and Universal Energy (OTCMKTS:UVSE) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and profitability.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Amplify Energy and Universal Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amplify Energy	$275.83 million	0.78	$12.95 million	($0.71)	-7.53
Universal Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Amplify Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Universal Energy.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

42.8% of Amplify Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 10.3% of Amplify Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Universal Energy shares are held 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Amplify Energy and Universal Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amplify Energy	0	1	2	0	2.67
Universal Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00

Amplify Energy currently has a consensus price target of $8.50, indicating a potential upside of 59.03%. Given Amplify Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Amplify Energy is more favorable than Universal Energy.

Profitability

This table compares Amplify Energy and Universal Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amplify Energy	5.64%	6.61%	3.59%
Universal Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk & Volatility

Amplify Energy has a beta of 0.33, meaning that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universal Energy has a beta of 0.18, meaning that its stock price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Amplify Energy beats Universal Energy on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Amplify Energy

Amplify Energy Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, development, exploitation, and production of oil and natural gas properties in the United States. The company’s properties consist of operated and non-operated working interests in producing and undeveloped leasehold acreage, as well as working interests in identified producing wells located in Oklahoma, the Rockies, federal waters offshore Southern California, East Texas/North Louisiana, and Eagle Ford. The company is based in Houston, Texas.

About Universal Energy

Universal Energy Corp., an independent energy company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas in the United States and Canada. It has 13 oil and gas lease projects. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Lake Mary, Florida.