Head to Head Survey: HighPeak Energy (NASDAQ:HPK) & HF Sinclair (NYSE:DINO)

HighPeak Energy (NASDAQ:HPK) and HF Sinclair (NYSE:DINO) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

24.1% of HighPeak Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.3% of HF Sinclair shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.6% of HighPeak Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of HF Sinclair shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares HighPeak Energy and HF Sinclair’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HighPeak Energy	-10.52%	-1.44%	-0.71%
HF Sinclair	10.12%	32.95%	18.22%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for HighPeak Energy and HF Sinclair, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HighPeak Energy	1	1	0	0	1.50
HF Sinclair	1	7	6	2	2.56

HF Sinclair has a consensus target price of $115.75, indicating a potential upside of 0.64%. Given HF Sinclair’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe HF Sinclair is more favorable than HighPeak Energy.

Volatility & Risk

HighPeak Energy has a beta of 0.04, indicating that its share price is 96% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HF Sinclair has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares HighPeak Energy and HF Sinclair”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HighPeak Energy	$863.36 million	1.49	$18.96 million	($0.79)	-12.90
HF Sinclair	$26.87 billion	0.73	$579.00 million	$19.71	5.84

HF Sinclair has higher revenue and earnings than HighPeak Energy. HighPeak Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HF Sinclair, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

HF Sinclair beats HighPeak Energy on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About HighPeak Energy

HighPeak Energy, Inc., an independent oil and natural gas company, engages in the exploration, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids reserves in the Permian Basin in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.

About HF Sinclair

HF Sinclair Corporation operates as an independent energy company. The company produces and markets gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, renewable diesel, specialty lubricant products, specialty chemicals, specialty and modified asphalt, and others. It owns and operates refineries located in Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming; and markets its refined products principally in the Southwest United States and Rocky Mountains, Pacific Northwest, and in other neighboring Plains states. In addition, the company supplies fuels to approximately 1,500 independent Sinclair branded stations and licenses the use of the Sinclair brand at approximately 300 additional locations. Further, it produces base oils and other specialized lubricants; and provides petroleum product and crude oil transportation, terminalling, storage, and throughput services to the petroleum sector. HF Sinclair Corporation is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.