HighPeak Energy (NASDAQ:HPK) & Teekay (NYSE:TK) Head to Head Survey

HighPeak Energy (NASDAQ:HPK) and Teekay (NYSE:TK) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for HighPeak Energy and Teekay, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HighPeak Energy	1	1	0	1	2.33
Teekay	0	0	1	0	3.00

HighPeak Energy currently has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 52.87%. Given HighPeak Energy’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe HighPeak Energy is more favorable than Teekay.

Profitability

This table compares HighPeak Energy and Teekay’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HighPeak Energy	-10.52%	-1.44%	-0.71%
Teekay	15.78%	7.91%	7.26%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares HighPeak Energy and Teekay”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HighPeak Energy	$863.36 million	1.15	$18.96 million	($0.79)	-9.94
Teekay	$949.52 million	1.36	$98.11 million	$2.08	7.13

Teekay has higher revenue and earnings than HighPeak Energy. HighPeak Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Teekay, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

HighPeak Energy has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Teekay has a beta of 0.33, suggesting that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

24.1% of HighPeak Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.7% of Teekay shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of HighPeak Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Teekay shares 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.

Summary

Teekay beats HighPeak Energy on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About HighPeak Energy

HighPeak Energy, Inc., an independent oil and natural gas company, engages in the exploration, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids reserves in the Permian Basin in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.

About Teekay

Teekay Corporation engages in the international crude oil and other marine transportation services worldwide. The company owns and operates crude oil and refined product tankers. It also provides ship-to-ship support services; tanker commercial management operation services; and operational and maintenance marine services. As of March 1, 2024, the company operated a fleet of approximately 53 owned and chartered-in vessels. It serves energy and utility companies, major oil traders, large oil consumers and petroleum product producers, government agencies, and various other entities that depend upon marine transportation. Teekay Corporation was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.