Comparing Advantage Energy (OTCMKTS:AAVVF) & Sable Offshore (NYSE:SOC)

Advantage Energy (OTCMKTS:AAVVF) and Sable Offshore (NYSE:SOC) 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

7.9% of Advantage Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.2% of Sable Offshore shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.3% of Sable Offshore 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Advantage Energy and Sable Offshore, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Advantage Energy	0	0	1	1	3.50
Sable Offshore	1	0	5	1	2.86

Sable Offshore has a consensus target price of $27.50, indicating a potential downside of 16.57%. Given Sable Offshore’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sable Offshore is more favorable than Advantage Energy.

Profitability

This table compares Advantage Energy and Sable Offshore’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Advantage Energy	8.62%	2.88%	1.78%
Sable Offshore	N/A	-319.58%	-39.11%

Volatility & Risk

Advantage Energy has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sable Offshore has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Advantage Energy and Sable Offshore”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Advantage Energy	$400.81 million	3.09	$75.26 million	($0.13)	-56.92
Sable Offshore	N/A	N/A	-$32.18 million	N/A	N/A

Advantage Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Sable Offshore.

Summary

Advantage Energy beats Sable Offshore on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Advantage Energy

Advantage Energy Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploitation, development, and production natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids (NGLs) in the Province of Alberta, Canada. Its assets are located approximately 4 to 80 km northwest of the city of Grande Prairie, Alberta. The company was formerly known as Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd. and changed its name to Advantage Energy Ltd. in May 2021. Advantage Energy Ltd. was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

About Sable Offshore

Sable Offshore Corp. engages in the oil and gas exploration and development activities in the United States. The company operates through three platforms located in federal waters offshore California. It owns and operates 16 federal leases across approximately 76,000 acres and subsea pipelines, which transport crude oil, natural gas, and produced water from the platforms to the onshore processing facilities. The company was formerly known as Flame Acquisition Corp. and changed its name to Sable Offshore Corp. in February 2024. Sable Offshore Corp. was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Houston, Texas.