Head-To-Head Comparison: Viking Energy Group (OTCMKTS:VKIN) versus Obsidian Energy (OTCMKTS:OBELF)

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Viking Energy Group and Obsidian Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Viking Energy Group	$24.04 million	4.00	-$15.43 million	N/A	N/A
Obsidian Energy	$220.00 million	2.11	-$576.07 million	$4.17	1.38

Viking Energy Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Obsidian Energy.

Profitability

This table compares Viking Energy Group and Obsidian Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Viking Energy Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Obsidian Energy	99.13%	78.07%	35.32%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Obsidian Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.1% of Viking Energy Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Obsidian Energy beats Viking Energy Group on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Viking Energy Group

Viking Energy Group, Inc., an exploration and production company, engages in the acquisition and development of oil and natural gas properties in North America. The company operates through two segments, Oil and Gas Production and Power Generation. It manufactures and supplies power generation products, services, and custom energy solutions; clean-tech energy systems, including combined heat and power, tier 4 final diesel, and natural gas industrial engines, solar, wind, and storage; designs and assembles electrical control equipment, such as switch gear, synchronization and paralleling gear, distribution, bi-fuel, and complete power generation production controls; and clean energy and carbon-capture systems to generate clean electricity. The company also engages in developing, patent pending, electric transmission, and distribution of open conductor detection systems to detect a break in a transmission line, distribution line, or coupling failure. The company owns oil and gas leases in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Kansas. The company was formerly known as Viking Investments Group, Inc. and changed its name to Viking Energy Group, Inc. in March 2017. Viking Energy Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1989 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Viking Energy Group, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Camber Energy, Inc.

About Obsidian Energy

Obsidian Energy Ltd. is an exploration and production company. The firm engages in exploring, developing, and holds interests in oil and natural gas properties and related production infrastructure in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin directly and through investments in securities of subsidiaries holding such interests. Its property portfolio includes Cardium, Viking, and Peace River. The company was founded on December 27, 1979 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.