Permian Resources (NASDAQ:PR – Get Rating) and ZaZa Energy (OTCMKTS:ZAZA – Get Rating) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Permian Resources and ZaZa Energy's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Get Permian Resources alerts:| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Permian Resources | $1.03 billion | 5.52 | $138.18 million | $1.86 | 5.48 |
| ZaZa Energy | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Permian Resources has higher revenue and earnings than ZaZa Energy.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Permian Resources and ZaZa Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Permian Resources | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.80 |
| ZaZa Energy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Permian Resources currently has a consensus price target of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 27.58%.
Profitability
This table compares Permian Resources and ZaZa Energy's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Permian Resources | 35.15% | 16.19% | 11.02% |
| ZaZa Energy | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
88.4% of Permian Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 29.2% of Permian Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 56.9% of ZaZa Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility and Risk
Permian Resources has a beta of 4.53, indicating that its share price is 353% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ZaZa Energy has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Permian Resources beats ZaZa Energy on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Permian Resources
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Permian Resources Corp. operates as an oil and natural gas company. It focuses on the development of unconventional oil and liquids-rich natural gas reserves in the Permian Basin. The company was founded on October 6, 2014 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.
About ZaZa Energy
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ZaZa Energy Corp. is an independent oil and gas company, which engages in the exploration and production of unconventional and conventional oil and gas assets. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.
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