Amplify Energy (NYSE:AMPY – Get Free Report) and New Concept Energy (NYSE:GBR – Get Free Report) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Amplify Energy and New Concept Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Amplify Energy | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
| New Concept Energy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Amplify Energy presently has a consensus price target of $9.83, indicating a potential upside of 39.28%. Given Amplify Energy’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Amplify Energy is more favorable than New Concept Energy.
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Amplify Energy | $307.60 million | 0.91 | $392.75 million | $9.66 | 0.73 |
| New Concept Energy | $150,000.00 | N/A | -$20,000.00 | ($0.03) | -42.33 |
Amplify Energy has higher revenue and earnings than New Concept Energy. New Concept Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amplify Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
Amplify Energy has a beta of 2.03, suggesting that its stock price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, New Concept Energy has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Amplify Energy and New Concept Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Amplify Energy | 122.36% | 10.50% | 5.24% |
| New Concept Energy | -13.82% | -0.46% | -0.45% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
42.8% of Amplify Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Amplify Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of New Concept Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Amplify Energy beats New Concept Energy on 11 of the 12 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 New Concept Energy
New Concept Energy, Inc. engages in real estate rental business. The company owns approximately 190 acres of land located in Parkersburg West Virginia. It also provides advisory and management services for an independent oil and gas company. The company was formerly known as CabelTel International Corporation and changed its name to New Concept Energy, Inc. in May 2008. New Concept Energy, Inc. is based in Dallas, Texas.
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