Insider & Institutional Ownership
38.6% of Extraction Oil & Gas shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.9% of Zion Oil & Gas shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of Extraction Oil & Gas shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Zion Oil & Gas shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Extraction Oil & Gas and Zion Oil & Gas’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Extraction Oil & Gas | -223.86% | -56.20% | -11.52% |
| Zion Oil & Gas | N/A | -18.78% | -17.25% |
Risk & Volatility
Extraction Oil & Gas has a beta of 2.1, meaning that its share price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zion Oil & Gas has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Extraction Oil & Gas | $906.64 million | 0.01 | -$1.39 billion | ($0.46) | -0.13 |
| Zion Oil & Gas | N/A | N/A | -$7.63 million | ($1.77) | -0.22 |
Zion Oil & Gas has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Extraction Oil & Gas. Zion Oil & Gas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Extraction Oil & Gas, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Extraction Oil & Gas beats Zion Oil & Gas on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Extraction Oil & Gas
Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc., an independent oil and gas company, focuses on the acquisition, development, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquid reserves in the Rocky Mountain region, primarily in the Wattenberg Field of the Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin of Colorado. The company also engages in the construction and support of midstream assets to gather, process, and produce crude oil and gas. As of December 31, 2019, it had approximately 169,900 net acres of contiguous acreage blocks in the productive areas of the DJ Basin; held approximately 125,500 net acres outside of the Core DJ Basin; had estimated proved reserves of approximately 254.1 MMBoe; and had 1,509 gross producing wells. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. On June 14, 2020, Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc., along with its affiliates, filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
About Zion Oil & Gas
Zion Oil & Gas, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an oil and gas exploration company in Israel. It holds a petroleum exploration license onshore Israel, the New Megiddo License 434 comprising an area of approximately 75,000 acres. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
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