Houston American Energy (NYSE:HUSA – Get Free Report) and Repsol (OTCMKTS:REPYY – Get Free Report) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares Houston American Energy and Repsol’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Houston American Energy | -500.00% | -2.21% | -2.11% |
| Repsol | 5.64% | 14.92% | 7.11% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
12.2% of Houston American Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of Repsol shares are held by institutional investors. 15.4% of Houston American Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Repsol shares are held by 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.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Houston American Energy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Repsol | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2.75 |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Houston American Energy and Repsol”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Houston American Energy | $623,103.00 | 22.23 | -$3.21 million | ($0.31) | -4.10 |
| Repsol | $63.35 billion | 0.26 | $3.43 billion | $2.59 | 5.13 |
Repsol has higher revenue and earnings than Houston American Energy. Houston American Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Repsol, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
Houston American Energy has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Repsol has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Repsol beats Houston American Energy on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Houston American Energy
Houston American Energy Corp., an independent oil and gas company, engages in the exploration, development, and production of natural gas, crude oil, and condensate in the United States. Its principal properties are located primarily in the Texas Permian Basin, the South American country of Colombia, and the onshore Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast region. The company was founded in 2001 and is based in Houston, Texas.
About Repsol
Repsol, S.A. operates as a multi-e energy company worldwide. Its Upstream segment engages in the exploration, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas reserves, as well as develops low-carbon geological solutions. The company's Industrial segment is involved in refining activities and petrochemicals business; the trading, transport, and sale of crude oil, natural gas, and fuels; and development of hydrogen, biomethane, sustainable biofuels, and synthetic fuels. Its Customer segment is involved in mobility; and sale of fuel products, electricity and gas, lubricants, and other specialties. The company's Low-Carbon Generation segment engages in the low-emissions electricity generation and renewable sources. The company also offers asphalt products; installs, operates, and manages service stations; provides maritime services; constructs and operates oil refineries; explores and produces hydrocarbons; offers human resource; distributes and supplies electricity; and develops new energy projects, solar, and wind projects, as well as produces and sells chemical products and lubricants. In addition, it is involved in fuel and special products sale, research, trading and transport, insurance and reinsurance, safety, and financing activities; development of production processes, storage, transport, use, consumption, and transformation of hydrogen; decarbonization activities; and promotion, design, construction, and operation of molecular recycling facilities. Further, the company produces synthetic oil cloths; and invests in liquefaction plant project. The company was formerly known as Repsol YPF, S.A. and changed its name to Repsol, S.A. in May 2012. Repsol, S.A. was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.
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