Analyzing CVR Energy (NYSE:CVI) and Storm Resources (OTCMKTS:SRMLF)

Storm Resources (OTCMKTS:SRMLF) and CVR Energy (NYSE:CVI) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Storm Resources and CVR Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Storm Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A
CVR Energy	0.81%	-15.21%	-3.33%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

98.9% of CVR Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 70.8% of CVR Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Storm Resources and CVR Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Storm Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CVR Energy	$7.16 billion	0.63	$27.00 million	$0.68	65.50

CVR Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Storm Resources.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Storm Resources and CVR Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Storm Resources	0	0	0	0	0.00
CVR Energy	5	3	0	0	1.38

CVR Energy has a consensus target price of $30.50, indicating a potential downside of 31.52%. Given CVR Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CVR Energy is more favorable than Storm Resources.

Summary

CVR Energy beats Storm Resources on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Storm Resources

Storm Resources Ltd. operates as development company, which engages in the exploration and acquisition of oil, natural gas, and liquids reserves. It focuses on capital investment discipline with strict adherence to production and cash flow growth. It operates in northeast British Columbia and has a focused asset base with large land positions in resource plays at Umbach. The company was founded on June 8, 2010 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

About CVR Energy

CVR Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the petroleum refining and marketing, and nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing activities in the United States. It operates in two segments, Petroleum and Nitrogen Fertilizer. The Petroleum segment refines and supplies gasoline, crude oil, distillate, diesel fuel, and other refined products. This segment also owns and operates a coking medium-sour crude oil refinery in southeast Kansas; and a crude oil refinery in Wynnewood, Oklahoma, as well as supporting logistics assets. This segment primarily serves retailers, railroads, farm cooperatives, and other refiners/marketers. The Nitrogen Fertilizer segment owns and operates a nitrogen fertilizer plant in North America that utilizes a pet coke gasification process to produce nitrogen fertilizer products; and a nitrogen fertilizer facility in East Dubuque, Illinois that produces nitrogen fertilizers in the form of ammonia and urea ammonium nitrate (UAN), nitric acid, and liquid and granulated urea. This segment primarily markets UAN products to agricultural customers; and ammonia products to agricultural and industrial customers. The company was founded in 1906 and is based in Sugar Land, Texas. CVR Energy, Inc. is a subsidiary of Icahn Enterprises L.P.