EQT (NYSE:EQT) & Sky Petroleum (OTCMKTS:SKPI) Head-To-Head Analysis

EQT (NYSE:EQT) and Sky Petroleum (OTCMKTS:SKPI) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares EQT and Sky Petroleum”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
EQT	$8.64 billion	3.82	$2.04 billion	$4.31	12.25
Sky Petroleum	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

EQT has higher revenue and earnings than Sky Petroleum.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

90.8% of EQT shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of EQT shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

EQT has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sky Petroleum has a beta of -8.29, indicating that its stock price is 929% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares EQT and Sky Petroleum’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EQT	28.44%	9.31%	6.27%
Sky Petroleum	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for EQT and Sky Petroleum, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EQT	1	6	20	2	2.79
Sky Petroleum	0	0	0	0	0.00

EQT presently has a consensus price target of $68.08, indicating a potential upside of 29.00%. Given EQT’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe EQT is more favorable than Sky Petroleum.

Summary

EQT beats Sky Petroleum on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About EQT

EQT Corporation operates as a natural gas production company in the United States. The company sells natural gas and natural gas liquids to marketers, utilities, and industrial customers through pipelines located in the Appalachian Basin. It also offers marketing services and contractual pipeline capacity management services. The company was formerly known as Equitable Resources Inc. and changed its name to EQT Corporation in February 2009. EQT Corporation was founded in 1878 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

About Sky Petroleum

Sky Petroleum, Inc. acquires, explores, develops, and produces oil and natural gas properties of others under arrangements in which the company finances the costs in exchange for interests in the oil or natural gas revenue generated by the properties. It has a production sharing contract with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy of Albania for three exploration blocks, including Four, Five, and Dumre blocks in the Republic of Albania. The company was formerly known as Seaside Explorations, Inc. and changed its name to Sky Petroleum, Inc. in March 2005. Sky Petroleum, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is based in Frisco, Texas.