New Concept Energy (NYSE:GBR – Get Free Report) and Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR – Get Free Report) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.
Volatility and Risk
New Concept Energy has a beta of 0.3, meaning that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Matador Resources has a beta of 3.26, meaning that its stock price is 226% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares New Concept Energy and Matador Resources”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| New Concept Energy | $150,000.00 | N/A | -$20,000.00 | ($0.03) | -39.67 |
| Matador Resources | $2.81 billion | 2.57 | $846.07 million | $7.55 | 7.65 |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
92.0% of Matador Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of New Concept Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Matador Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings for New Concept Energy and Matador Resources, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| New Concept Energy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Matador Resources | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2.93 |
Matador Resources has a consensus target price of $74.92, suggesting a potential upside of 29.67%. Given Matador Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Matador Resources is more favorable than New Concept Energy.
Profitability
This table compares New Concept Energy and Matador Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| New Concept Energy | -25.85% | -0.83% | -0.82% |
| Matador Resources | 27.45% | 20.01% | 10.67% |
Summary
Matador Resources beats New Concept Energy on 13 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About New Concept Energy
New Concept Energy, Inc. engages in real estate rental business. The company owns approximately 190 acres of land located in Parkersburg West Virginia. It also provides advisory and management services for an independent oil and gas company. The company was formerly known as CabelTel International Corporation and changed its name to New Concept Energy, Inc. in May 2008. New Concept Energy, Inc. is based in Dallas, Texas.
About Matador Resources
Matador Resources Company, an independent energy company, engages in the exploration, development, production, and acquisition of oil and natural gas resources in the United States. It operates through two segments, Exploration and Production; and Midstream. The company primarily holds interests in the Wolfcamp and Bone Spring plays in the Delaware Basin in Southeast New Mexico and West Texas. It also operates the Eagle Ford shale play in South Texas; and the Haynesville shale and Cotton Valley plays in Northwest Louisiana. In addition, the company conducts midstream operations in support of its exploration, development, and production operations. Further, it provides natural gas processing and oil transportation services; and oil, natural gas, and produced water gathering services, as well as produced water disposal services to third parties. The company sells natural gas to unaffiliated independent marketing companies and unaffiliated midstream companies. The company was formerly known as Matador Holdco, Inc. and changed its name to Matador Resources Company in August 2011. Matador Resources Company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
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