Critical Analysis: Sundance Energy (OTCMKTS:SNDEQ) and Crescent Energy (NYSE:CRGY)

Sundance Energy (OTCMKTS:SNDEQ) and Crescent Energy (NYSE:CRGY) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

52.1% of Crescent Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Sundance Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.2% of Crescent Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Sundance Energy and Crescent Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sundance Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00
Crescent Energy	1	2	8	1	2.75

Crescent Energy has a consensus price target of $16.30, suggesting a potential upside of 89.10%. Given Crescent Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Crescent Energy is more favorable than Sundance Energy.

Profitability

This table compares Sundance Energy and Crescent Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sundance Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
Crescent Energy	2.17%	12.53%	3.61%

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sundance Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Crescent Energy	$3.22 billion	0.68	$67.61 million	($0.45)	-19.16

Crescent Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Sundance Energy.

Summary

Crescent Energy beats Sundance Energy on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sundance Energy

Sundance Energy Inc. operates as an onshore independent oil and natural gas company in North America. The company explores for, develops, and produces oil and natural gas. It focuses on operations on its 41,000 net acres in the Eagle Ford, Live Oak, Atascosa, La Salle, and McMullen counties, South Texas. Sundance Energy, Inc. is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. On March 9, 2021, Sundance Energy Inc., along with its affiliates, filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.

About Crescent Energy

Crescent Energy Company acquires, develops, and produces crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs) reserves. Its portfolio of assets comprises mid-cycle unconventional and conventional assets in the Eagle Ford and Uinta Basins. It also owns and operates various midstream assets, which provide services to customers. The company is based in Houston, Texas.