Head to Head Survey: Carbon Energy (CRBOD) vs. Its Rivals

Risk & Volatility

Carbon Energy has a beta of 0.15, meaning that its stock price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carbon Energy’s competitors have a beta of -27.78, meaning that their average stock price is 2,878% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

10.5% of Carbon Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.9% of shares of all “Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas” companies are owned by institutional investors. 7.1% of Carbon Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of shares of all “Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Carbon Energy and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carbon Energy	-38.38%	-8.44%	-2.43%
Carbon Energy Competitors	-35.09%	0.09%	4.78%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Carbon Energy and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Carbon Energy	$116.63 million	$1.10 million	-0.14
Carbon Energy Competitors	$7.81 billion	$164.21 million	30.42

Carbon Energy’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Carbon Energy. Carbon Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Carbon Energy competitors beat Carbon Energy on 8 of the 9 factors compared.

About Carbon Energy

Carbon Energy Corporation, an independent oil and natural gas company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids properties in the United States. It focuses on conventional and unconventional reservoirs, including shale, tight sand, and coalbed methane located in the Appalachian, Illinois, and Ventura Basins. As of December 31, 2018, it owned working interests in 7,100 net wells and royalty interests in approximately 900 wells located in California, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, as well as had leasehold positions in approximately 340,700 net developed acres and approximately 1,319,200 net undeveloped acres. The company was formerly known as Carbon Natural Gas Company and changed its name to Carbon Energy Corporation in June 2018. Carbon Energy Corporation was founded in 2007 and is based in Denver, Colorado.