Critical Review: Mach Natural Resources (MNR) vs. Its Competitors

Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR) is one of 289 publicly-traded companies in the “Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Mach Natural Resources to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Mach Natural Resources and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mach Natural Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mach Natural Resources Competitors	-2.68%	2.43%	6.44%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Mach Natural Resources and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mach Natural Resources	$962.51 million	N/A	7.17
Mach Natural Resources Competitors	$717.95 billion	$1.07 billion	18.34

Mach Natural Resources’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Mach Natural Resources. Mach Natural Resources 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.

Dividends

Mach Natural Resources pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.0%. Mach Natural Resources pays out 100.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas” companies pay a dividend yield of 10.1% and pay out 112.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Mach Natural Resources is clearly a better dividend stock than its competitors, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Volatility & Risk

Mach Natural Resources has a beta of -0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 179% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mach Natural Resources’ competitors have a beta of -13.65, suggesting that their average stock price is 1,465% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

78.4% of Mach Natural Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.3% of shares of all “Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas” companies are owned by institutional investors. 87.8% of Mach Natural Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.9% of shares of all “Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Mach Natural Resources and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mach Natural Resources	0	0	1	0	3.00
Mach Natural Resources Competitors	2213	11774	16351	646	2.50

Mach Natural Resources presently has a consensus target price of $24.00, indicating a potential upside of 40.02%. As a group, “Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas” companies have a potential upside of 19.09%. Given Mach Natural Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Mach Natural Resources is more favorable than its competitors.

Summary

Mach Natural Resources beats its competitors on 9 of the 14 factors compared.

About Mach Natural Resources

Mach Natural Resources LP, an independent upstream oil and gas company, focuses on the acquisition, development, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids reserves in the Anadarko Basin region of Western Oklahoma, Southern Kansas, and the panhandle of Texas. It also owns a portfolio of midstream assets, as well as owns plants and water infrastructure. The company was incorporated in 2023 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.