Analyzing California Resources (NYSE:CRC) and Sundance Energy Australia (OTCMKTS:SDCJF)

Sundance Energy Australia (OTCMKTS:SDCJF) and California Resources (NYSE:CRC) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Sundance Energy Australia and California Resources”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sundance Energy Australia	$164.93 million	0.06	-$28.14 million	N/A	N/A
California Resources	$2.64 billion	1.47	$564.00 million	$6.35	9.02

California Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Sundance Energy Australia.

Volatility & Risk

Sundance Energy Australia has a beta of 3.96, meaning that its share price is 296% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, California Resources has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

97.8% of California Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of California Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Sundance Energy Australia and California Resources, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sundance Energy Australia	0	0	0	0	0.00
California Resources	0	1	9	0	2.90

California Resources has a consensus price target of $65.50, indicating a potential upside of 14.36%. Given California Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe California Resources is more favorable than Sundance Energy Australia.

Profitability

This table compares Sundance Energy Australia and California Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sundance Energy Australia	24.02%	13.45%	6.16%
California Resources	17.43%	12.16%	6.15%

Summary

California Resources beats Sundance Energy Australia on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sundance Energy Australia

Sundance Energy Australia Limited operates as an onshore oil and gas company in the United States. The company explores for, develops, and produces oil and natural gas. Its exploration and development activities are focused on the Eagle Ford project in the South-Texas-Gulf Coast Basin. Sundance Energy Australia Limited was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Wayville, Australia.

About California Resources

California Resources Corporation operates as an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production, and carbon management company in the United States. The company explores, produces, and markets crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids for marketers, California refineries, and other purchasers that have access to transportation and storage facilities. It also engages in the generation and sale of electricity to the wholesale power market and utility sector; and developing various carbon capture and storage projects in California. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Long Beach, California.