Comparing Journey Energy (OTCMKTS:JRNGF) and NGL Energy Partners (NYSE:NGL)

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for NGL Energy Partners and Journey Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NGL Energy Partners	0	1	0	1	3.00
Journey Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00

Profitability

This table compares NGL Energy Partners and Journey Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NGL Energy Partners	-3.76%	-39.51%	3.90%
Journey Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

40.6% of NGL Energy Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 7.3% of NGL Energy Partners shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares NGL Energy Partners and Journey Energy”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NGL Energy Partners	$3.16 billion	0.70	-$142.29 million	($2.84)	-6.26
Journey Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Journey Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than NGL Energy Partners.

Summary

NGL Energy Partners beats Journey Energy on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About NGL Energy Partners

NGL Energy Partners LP engages in the transportation, storage, blending, and marketing of crude oil, natural gas liquids, refined products / renewables, and water solutions. The company operates in three segments: Water Solutions, Crude Oil Logistics, and Liquids Logistics. The Water Solutions segment transports, treats, recycles, and disposes produced and flowback water generated from oil and natural gas production; aggregates and sells recovered crude oil; disposes solids, such as tank bottoms, and drilling fluid and muds, as well as performs truck and frac tank washouts; and sells produced water for reuse and recycle, and brackish non-potable water. The Crude Oil Logistics segment purchases crude oil from producers and marketers, and transports it to refineries for resale at pipeline injection stations, storage terminals, barge loading facilities, rail facilities, refineries, and other trade hubs; and provides storage, terminaling, and transportation services through pipelines. The Liquids Logistics segment supplies natural gas liquids, refined petroleum products, and biodiesel to commercial, retail, and industrial customers in the United States and Canada through its 24 terminals, third-party storage and terminal facilities, and nine common carrier pipelines, as well as through fleet of leased railcars. This segment is also involved in the marine export of butane through its facility located in Chesapeake, Virginia. NGL Energy Holdings LLC serves as the general partner of the company. The company was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

About Journey Energy

Journey Energy Inc. is involved in the exploration, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas in the province of Alberta, Canada. The company was formerly known as Sword Energy Inc. and changed its name to Journey Energy Inc. in July 2012. Journey Energy Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.