Financial Comparison: Harbour Energy (PMOIF) & Its Rivals

Harbour Energy (OTCMKTS:PMOIF) is one of 1,052 public companies in the “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Harbour Energy to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, dividends and valuation.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Harbour Energy and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Harbour Energy	N/A	N/A	7.25
Harbour Energy Competitors	$16.23 billion	$5.51 billion	0.88

Harbour Energy’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Harbour Energy. Harbour Energy is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Harbour Energy and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Harbour Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
Harbour Energy Competitors	-497.30%	-5.77%	5.24%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

61.2% of Harbour Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.7% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are held by institutional investors. 15.4% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Harbour Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Harbour Energy pays out 19.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies pay a dividend yield of 13.1% and pay out -99.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Harbour Energy lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Harbour Energy and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Harbour Energy	1	0	0	0	1.00
Harbour Energy Competitors	5744	26219	39671	2228	2.52

As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies have a potential upside of 34.15%. Given Harbour Energy’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Harbour Energy has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

Harbour Energy rivals beat Harbour Energy on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About Harbour Energy

Harbour Energy plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil and gas reserves. The company holds interests in various properties located in the United Kingdom, Norwegian Continental Shelves, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Mexico. It is also involved in the decommissioning, financing, gas trading, and risk mitigation activities. The company was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.